Hi Annette

See: I keep getting files that I am working on locked for editing. Word only
allows me to open them read-only
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/LockedFiles.htm

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Annette" wrote in message
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Periodically, my Word application saves my documents as read-only without
my
prompting. How can I prevent this? How do I remove the read-only setting
on
documents when it's not marked as read-only in the security settings?

Thanks.