Is your new document a blank document? Do you see a blue box in the document
when you attempt to type?
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Beth Melton
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"BT" wrote in message
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Sometimes, but not always, when I open a new document in Word, I can't
just
start typing. There is a message at the bottom informing me that the
selection is locked. What the #*#^^ does that mean?!