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Default Cannot edit Word document because "selection is locked" --??

If you saved the files in Word 2007 format, you must install the Office
Compatibility Pack to open them in Word 2003. See
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en.

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Stefan Blom
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"hopehavens" wrote in message
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I opened up a Word 2007 document and everywhere I tried to make a
correction,
I receive a message on the status bar, "This modification is not allowed
because the selection is blocked." Since my "trial" of Office just
expired,
I can only guess that all my documents have been locked until I purchase
Office 2007. I don't want to purchase it now (maybe never) -- not happy
with
it. How do I revert all my documents back to 2003? Was this trial thing
a
trap??