[RJ[_2_]]

BK,
Thank you for re-stating my steps and adding the TOOLS, I forgot this in my
description of what I had already done.
SAVE ASTOOLSPropertiesAttributesread-only check box.
The problem is this does not work.
The next day the document is again read-only.

"BK" wrote:

When the "save as" dialog box opens, click on the TOOLS button that is at
the far right. Select PROPERTIES clear the Read Only check box.




"RJ" wrote in message
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I am using Word 2003 SP2. I received a document that was read only.
Since I needed to edit it, I did a Save As (but did not change the name),
unchecked the read-only box in the Properties under Attributes, then
selected
my personal hard drive.
I was able to edit the document and save all subsequent changes.
The next day when I opened the document the read only was back and I could
not make changes without saving under a different name.

I then tried to copy the contents of the document to a new Word document,
but the read only is preserved. Doing a Save As results in the same
scenario
as above.

How do I save this document and kill the read-only option?
TIA