Maybe the fix in the article "Why is my "Blank Document" not blank?" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm
will overcome the problem.
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"Edna" wrote in message
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Everytime I open my microsoft office word 2003 to create a new document,
it
will not let me type anything and my tool bar is not useful. When I try to
type, it appears at the bottom of the page that the modification is not
allowed, the document is locked. This is not trail version. I have
purchased
and activited. Please help