Password protected PDF says PROOF right in the middle! can i convert to a word Doc and edit it?

I created some brochures at vista-print and i want to e-mail previous prospects our new pricing

Depends on the encryption. Doesn't always work.
Plus, we do not discuss workarounds to Adobe security here on the Adobe site. If the person that supplied the pdf wanted them to change the document, they either would have removed the password or supplied it.

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