[Pam]

I have been using Word 2007 on Vista since September 2008 when I bought my
laptop without any problems. The program was included in the price of my
laptop. Suddenly, when I open my documents, I am unable to edit them or type
up new ones. The message at the bottom is saying "Selection is locked". Can
you tell me what this means and how to correct it?

Thanks,
Pam

[Gordon Bentley-Mix[_2_]]

Trial version of Office expired or full version not activated?

Note that if a trial version is installed and you want to upgrade to the
full version, it's best to uninstall the trial version before installing the
full.
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Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP

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"Pam" wrote in message
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I have been using Word 2007 on Vista since September 2008 when I bought my
laptop without any problems. The program was included in the price of my
laptop. Suddenly, when I open my documents, I am unable to edit them or
type
up new ones. The message at the bottom is saying "Selection is locked".
Can
you tell me what this means and how to correct it?

Thanks,
Pam

[Graham Mayor]

Almost certainly unless you paid extra for the Office application, it will
be a trial version and that trial has now expired.
If you did pay extra, then take it up with the laptop supplier.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Pam wrote:
I have been using Word 2007 on Vista since September 2008 when I
bought my laptop without any problems. The program was included in
the price of my laptop. Suddenly, when I open my documents, I am
unable to edit them or type up new ones. The message at the bottom
is saying "Selection is locked". Can you tell me what this means and
how to correct it?

Thanks,
Pam