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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to
make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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Tools, Options, Security
You can remove the "read-only" feature. "Elaine" wrote in message ... I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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Save the file to your hard disk. Using Windows Explorer, find the file.
Right click, select Properties, change the attributes. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Elaine" wrote in message ... I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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The "options" under tools is greyed out; I can't select it. Any other ideas?
"HT" wrote: Tools, Options, Security You can remove the "read-only" feature. "Elaine" wrote in message ... I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correctin
It's probably frowned upon, but I just open it, change it as necessary then
save it with another name such as nnn version2. Diane "Candace" wrote in message ... The "options" under tools is greyed out; I can't select it. Any other ideas? "HT" wrote: Tools, Options, Security You can remove the "read-only" feature. "Elaine" wrote in message ... I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
If it was made Read Only, are you sure the sender wanted you to change it.
Did you save it to your local HDD before trying to open it in Word? -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "marge" wrote in message ... "Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
If it is password protected apply the password. If not copy it to the hard
drive, right click in Windows Explorer, choose 'propertries' and remove the flag from the read only check box. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org marge wrote: "Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
So how did you change to edit? The doc I received is noted as archive, and I
need to change it to edit "Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
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... So how did you change to edit? The doc I received is noted as archive, and I need to change it to edit "Save As" |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
Not sure whether my question got out there. Recieved a file marked archived.
I need to change it to open to edit. any suggestions? Thanks "Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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"Brian" wrote in message
... Not sure whether my question got out there. Recieved a file marked archived. I need to change it to open to edit. any suggestions? Thanks Two ways. Either do a "Save As" or save the file to your HDD and remove the archive attribute.... |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correctin
Thank you so much. I searched and searched until I came across your
suggestion and it worked. Bless you JoAnn. BTW - My middle name is JoAnne "with the e." "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: Save the file to your hard disk. Using Windows Explorer, find the file. Right click, select Properties, change the attributes. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Elaine" wrote in message ... I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correctin
You're quite welcome. I'm having a truly rotten day so it's nice to know
I've helped someone. Any chance you want to create a simple Access database in return for me? ;-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Dora" wrote in message ... Thank you so much. I searched and searched until I came across your suggestion and it worked. Bless you JoAnn. BTW - My middle name is JoAnne "with the e." "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: Save the file to your hard disk. Using Windows Explorer, find the file. Right click, select Properties, change the attributes. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Elaine" wrote in message ... I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correctin
HI,
I have also received a read only work report, but when I right click it (saved on my desk top) it doesn't have a read only flag. I have tried saving it as a different file name, but it still says the item is locked. Any other suggestions please? "Graham Mayor" wrote: If it is password protected apply the password. If not copy it to the hard drive, right click in Windows Explorer, choose 'propertries' and remove the flag from the read only check box. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org marge wrote: "Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correctin
That suggests that the user has protected the document. Open a blank Word
document and then use Insert, File and select the 'protected' document. Does that let you edit it now? -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "mrllcoolj" wrote in message ... HI, I have also received a read only work report, but when I right click it (saved on my desk top) it doesn't have a read only flag. I have tried saving it as a different file name, but it still says the item is locked. Any other suggestions please? "Graham Mayor" wrote: If it is password protected apply the password. If not copy it to the hard drive, right click in Windows Explorer, choose 'propertries' and remove the flag from the read only check box. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org marge wrote: "Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correctin
The problem might be inherited permissions from another user. Go to the
Windows Explorer file list, right click, select Properties, the Security tab. under Group or Users Name box, are one or more 'groups'. Highlight each one to views the checkboxes assocaited with them. You want the Write checkbox to be checked on your user name. If its not, checkover all the other users and if necessary have them access the file through their PC (assuming shared files, etc) and set your permission to Write, or to Full Control. I am waiting til next week for a coworker to return to the office so we can try this, but it looks like it would work. Give it a shot. |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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"HT" wrote: Tools, Options, Security You can remove the "read-only" feature. "Elaine" wrote in message ... I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correctin
YES - brilliant thanks The document had been password protected.
"Terry Farrell" wrote: That suggests that the user has protected the document. Open a blank Word document and then use Insert, File and select the 'protected' document. Does that let you edit it now? -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "mrllcoolj" wrote in message ... HI, I have also received a read only work report, but when I right click it (saved on my desk top) it doesn't have a read only flag. I have tried saving it as a different file name, but it still says the item is locked. Any other suggestions please? "Graham Mayor" wrote: If it is password protected apply the password. If not copy it to the hard drive, right click in Windows Explorer, choose 'propertries' and remove the flag from the read only check box. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org marge wrote: "Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
If the document is restricted (by settings in the Restrict Formatting and
Editing task pane in Word 2007 or the Document Protection task pane in Word 2003), you should be able to get rid of the protection by inserting the file (via the Insert File dialog box) into a new file. To display the Insert File dialog box: - In Word 2007, click Insert tab | Object | Text from File. - In Word 2003, click Insert | File. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "HappyP" wrote in message ... "Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correcting
"Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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Ask the sender to send it without edit protection or to let you have the
password. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "John" wrote in message ... "Elaine" wrote: I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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How to I change a read only document to a normal for correctin
Question I open even a new doc and I can save it to another folder or name
it tells me that this doc is modified is not allowed and the dco is locked! So were on this program cand I change this? I cant open or change a thing on anything?? Thanks for your help Darrel "Candace" wrote: The "options" under tools is greyed out; I can't select it. Any other ideas? "HT" wrote: Tools, Options, Security You can remove the "read-only" feature. "Elaine" wrote in message ... I received a report over e-mail and it is a read only document. I need to make corrections and change formating. How do I change a read only file to one I can work on? |
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"How can I Unlocking doc in the program?" How can I Unlocking doc in the wrote in message ... Question I open even a new doc and I can save it to another folder or name it tells me that this doc is modified is not allowed and the dco is locked! So were on this program cand I change this? I cant open or change a thing on anything?? Thanks for your help Darrel Is this a TRIAL version of Office that has either expired or you haven't activated? |
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