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Cannot change Read-Only status on 2003 template in 2007
I have a Word 2003 template that I need to update in Word 2007 but I
am getting a Read Only dialog box when I attempt to save the changes. --In Word 2007, the template is listed as being open in Compatibility Mode at the top of the screen, but does NOT also say Read Only. --When I access the doc's properties via Windows Explorer, the Read Only option is NOT checked. --When I access the Protect Document status via the template, it is listed as Unrestricted Access. --When I attempt to alter the template via a document that uses that template, again, I get a Read Only dialog box when I try to save template changes. Any suggestions -- other than saving as a 2007 template (not an option) -- are greatly appreciated... |
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Cannot change Read-Only status on 2003 template in 2007
Hello Hans
hanspnw wrote: I have a Word 2003 template that I need to update in Word 2007 but I am getting a Read Only dialog box when I attempt to save the changes. [..] Any suggestions -- other than saving as a 2007 template (not an option) -- are greatly appreciated... why isn't this an option? You could save it back to DOT later again (if need be -- though with Word 2010 out, users need a pretty good explanation why they're still working on an Office version which cannot open DOCX/DOTX). HTH Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ |
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Cannot change Read-Only status on 2003 template in 2007
I am the only one in my office with 2007; all others are still on 2003
until we migrate to 2010 in a few months. Meanwhile, others use the template. I assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that a dotx template won't play with 2003. Thank you for your reply, -Hans On Aug 30, 4:24*am, "Robert M. Franz [RMF]" wrote: Hello Hans hanspnw wrote: I have a Word 2003 template that I need to update in Word 2007 but I am getting a Read Only dialog box when I attempt to save the changes. [..] Any suggestions -- other than saving as a 2007 template (not an option) -- are greatly appreciated... why isn't this an option? You could save it back to DOT later again (if need be -- though with Word 2010 out, users need a pretty good explanation why they're still working on an Office version which cannot open DOCX/DOTX). HTH Robert -- * /"\ *ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | * \ / * * * * * * * * * * * *| *MVP | * * Scientific Reports * *X * * * *Against HTML * * | *for | * * * * with Word? * / \ * * in e-mail & news * | Word |http://www.masteringword.eu/ |
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Cannot change Read-Only status on 2003 template in 2007
Hello Hans
hanspnw wrote: I am the only one in my office with 2007; all others are still on 2003 until we migrate to 2010 in a few months. Meanwhile, others use the template. I assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that a dotx template won't play with 2003. users of versions older than 2007 need to install the compatibility pack; with that, they can open and save to the new file formats: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...010168676.aspx HTH Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ |
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Cannot change Read-Only status on 2003 template in 2007
Re-visiting to my own question...
I now have Word 2010 and am experiencing the same trouble as noted below: Word will not let me update a template via a document, saying that the template is Read-Only when no such restriction has been applied. I tried saving both the document and the template to .docx/.dotm formats, to no avail. (They still open in Compatibility Mode.) I've got about 15 templates that I use regularly; they all periodically evolve, usually via a document attached to it. Any help is appreciated, as rebuilding them all as .dotm templates from scratch would be a major undertaking. Thanks... On Aug 27, 11:17*am, hanspnw wrote: I have a Word 2003 template that I need to update in Word 2007 but I am getting a Read Only dialog box when I attempt to save the changes. --In Word 2007, the template is listed as being open in Compatibility Mode at the top of the screen, but does NOT also say Read Only. --When I access the doc's properties via Windows Explorer, the Read Only option is NOT checked. --When I access the Protect Document status via the template, it is listed as Unrestricted Access. --When I attempt to alter the template via a document that uses that template, again, I get a Read Only dialog box when I try to save template changes. Any suggestions -- other than saving as a 2007 template (not an option) -- are greatly appreciated... |
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