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how do I unlock a document created by myself??
Has anyone figured out how to unlock thier word documents without the product
code? I bought the laptop with all programs on it already? Would the product code be on the box somewhere? Please help!!!!! "angela." wrote: hi tom, im having the exact same problem... have you managed to sort yours? "Furious_Tom" wrote: i got my laptop with all the programs pre installed and without packaging. vista wont let me down grade my office programs back to 2003 and nothing works. how can i possible activate my word if i never recieved a product key. i realise that not having a product key is probably a fault of the business i purchased the laptop off of but the office help function has been infuriatingly unhelpful. is there anyway that tefch support or some such can remedy the situation or will i never be able to use word again on my laptop? "sunshine414" wrote: tberry- If you have MS Office '07, then the problem may be that you need to register the product before your Office programs will work properly. You'll need to locate your 25 charcter product key. This key is located in the package in which the program came. Also, you should be getting prompted to enter this key when you launch an Office program such as Word. The prompt text is incorrect stating that Micrsoft does not "require" the key, rather that it only "recommends" that you register the product. This is simply not true. You have to register the product eventually as the program only allows you to bypass the product key prompt 25 times before it will lock or "diminish functionality" of your MS Office programs. It sounds like your "locked" toolbars are the result. Good luck! tberry" wrote: Thanx. When I right-clicked on a toolbar, the drop down menu showed that my toolbars were locked. I clicked it and removed the check next to "lock toolbar". I don't know if that is unlocking my word program or not. I can't even download a memo template and use it because it is locked already. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you get a menu of toolbars when you right-click on a toolbar? Do you get a Toolbars item on the Tools menu (you may have to expand the menu to see it)? Both of these should list the Forms toolbar. What version of Word do you have? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "we2bfree" wrote in message ... I have right-clicked on my toolbar and nothing happens - I right-clicked on a toolbar outside of my document and no Forms appears in the menu. View doesn't show the option either and tools show Protect document but it is in grey. I never locked this document it just happened Please Help - Susan "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Right-click on any toolbar and choose Forms from the menu. Or use View | Toolbars and choose it. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "tberry" wrote in message ... ok on the Forms toolbar, as stated. Sorry but I don't seem to know where the Forms toolbar is. My toolbars are almost completely greyed out and under tools I only have the option to "protect" not "unprotect" and it is grey. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: On the Forms toolbar, as stated. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "elle" wrote in message ... where is the lock icon "Carol" wrote: Have you tried Tools | Unprotect Document? Or Using your Forms toolbar, clicking on the lock icon? If the document is password protected, you will need to know the password. -- Carol A. Bratt, MCP "Steph" wrote: I have created a document & locked it as it is to be filled in by a number of other people. Only problem is I cannot get in to change it?? |
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how do I unlock a document created by myself??
Has anyone figured out how to unlock thier word documents without the product
code? I bought the laptop with all programs on it already? Would the product code be on the box somewhere? Please help!!!!! "angela." wrote: hi tom, im having the exact same problem... have you managed to sort yours? "Furious_Tom" wrote: i got my laptop with all the programs pre installed and without packaging. vista wont let me down grade my office programs back to 2003 and nothing works. how can i possible activate my word if i never recieved a product key. i realise that not having a product key is probably a fault of the business i purchased the laptop off of but the office help function has been infuriatingly unhelpful. is there anyway that tefch support or some such can remedy the situation or will i never be able to use word again on my laptop? "sunshine414" wrote: tberry- If you have MS Office '07, then the problem may be that you need to register the product before your Office programs will work properly. You'll need to locate your 25 charcter product key. This key is located in the package in which the program came. Also, you should be getting prompted to enter this key when you launch an Office program such as Word. The prompt text is incorrect stating that Micrsoft does not "require" the key, rather that it only "recommends" that you register the product. This is simply not true. You have to register the product eventually as the program only allows you to bypass the product key prompt 25 times before it will lock or "diminish functionality" of your MS Office programs. It sounds like your "locked" toolbars are the result. Good luck! tberry" wrote: Thanx. When I right-clicked on a toolbar, the drop down menu showed that my toolbars were locked. I clicked it and removed the check next to "lock toolbar". I don't know if that is unlocking my word program or not. I can't even download a memo template and use it because it is locked already. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you get a menu of toolbars when you right-click on a toolbar? Do you get a Toolbars item on the Tools menu (you may have to expand the menu to see it)? Both of these should list the Forms toolbar. What version of Word do you have? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "we2bfree" wrote in message ... I have right-clicked on my toolbar and nothing happens - I right-clicked on a toolbar outside of my document and no Forms appears in the menu. View doesn't show the option either and tools show Protect document but it is in grey. I never locked this document it just happened Please Help - Susan "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Right-click on any toolbar and choose Forms from the menu. Or use View | Toolbars and choose it. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "tberry" wrote in message ... ok on the Forms toolbar, as stated. Sorry but I don't seem to know where the Forms toolbar is. My toolbars are almost completely greyed out and under tools I only have the option to "protect" not "unprotect" and it is grey. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: On the Forms toolbar, as stated. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "elle" wrote in message ... where is the lock icon "Carol" wrote: Have you tried Tools | Unprotect Document? Or Using your Forms toolbar, clicking on the lock icon? If the document is password protected, you will need to know the password. -- Carol A. Bratt, MCP "Steph" wrote: I have created a document & locked it as it is to be filled in by a number of other people. Only problem is I cannot get in to change it?? |
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how do I unlock a document created by myself??
The Office version included with your laptop may have been a trial version.
If the trial period is over you will have to buy the software or stop using it. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Michaele" wrote in message ... Has anyone figured out how to unlock thier word documents without the product code? I bought the laptop with all programs on it already? Would the product code be on the box somewhere? Please help!!!!! "angela." wrote: hi tom, im having the exact same problem... have you managed to sort yours? "Furious_Tom" wrote: i got my laptop with all the programs pre installed and without packaging. vista wont let me down grade my office programs back to 2003 and nothing works. how can i possible activate my word if i never recieved a product key. i realise that not having a product key is probably a fault of the business i purchased the laptop off of but the office help function has been infuriatingly unhelpful. is there anyway that tefch support or some such can remedy the situation or will i never be able to use word again on my laptop? "sunshine414" wrote: tberry- If you have MS Office '07, then the problem may be that you need to register the product before your Office programs will work properly. You'll need to locate your 25 charcter product key. This key is located in the package in which the program came. Also, you should be getting prompted to enter this key when you launch an Office program such as Word. The prompt text is incorrect stating that Micrsoft does not "require" the key, rather that it only "recommends" that you register the product. This is simply not true. You have to register the product eventually as the program only allows you to bypass the product key prompt 25 times before it will lock or "diminish functionality" of your MS Office programs. It sounds like your "locked" toolbars are the result. Good luck! tberry" wrote: Thanx. When I right-clicked on a toolbar, the drop down menu showed that my toolbars were locked. I clicked it and removed the check next to "lock toolbar". I don't know if that is unlocking my word program or not. I can't even download a memo template and use it because it is locked already. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you get a menu of toolbars when you right-click on a toolbar? Do you get a Toolbars item on the Tools menu (you may have to expand the menu to see it)? Both of these should list the Forms toolbar. What version of Word do you have? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "we2bfree" wrote in message ... I have right-clicked on my toolbar and nothing happens - I right-clicked on a toolbar outside of my document and no Forms appears in the menu. View doesn't show the option either and tools show Protect document but it is in grey. I never locked this document it just happened Please Help - Susan "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Right-click on any toolbar and choose Forms from the menu. Or use View | Toolbars and choose it. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "tberry" wrote in message ... ok on the Forms toolbar, as stated. Sorry but I don't seem to know where the Forms toolbar is. My toolbars are almost completely greyed out and under tools I only have the option to "protect" not "unprotect" and it is grey. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: On the Forms toolbar, as stated. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "elle" wrote in message ... where is the lock icon "Carol" wrote: Have you tried Tools | Unprotect Document? Or Using your Forms toolbar, clicking on the lock icon? If the document is password protected, you will need to know the password. -- Carol A. Bratt, MCP "Steph" wrote: I have created a document & locked it as it is to be filled in by a number of other people. Only problem is I cannot get in to change it?? |
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how do I unlock a document created by myself??
The Office version included with your laptop may have been a trial version.
If the trial period is over you will have to buy the software or stop using it. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Michaele" wrote in message ... Has anyone figured out how to unlock thier word documents without the product code? I bought the laptop with all programs on it already? Would the product code be on the box somewhere? Please help!!!!! "angela." wrote: hi tom, im having the exact same problem... have you managed to sort yours? "Furious_Tom" wrote: i got my laptop with all the programs pre installed and without packaging. vista wont let me down grade my office programs back to 2003 and nothing works. how can i possible activate my word if i never recieved a product key. i realise that not having a product key is probably a fault of the business i purchased the laptop off of but the office help function has been infuriatingly unhelpful. is there anyway that tefch support or some such can remedy the situation or will i never be able to use word again on my laptop? "sunshine414" wrote: tberry- If you have MS Office '07, then the problem may be that you need to register the product before your Office programs will work properly. You'll need to locate your 25 charcter product key. This key is located in the package in which the program came. Also, you should be getting prompted to enter this key when you launch an Office program such as Word. The prompt text is incorrect stating that Micrsoft does not "require" the key, rather that it only "recommends" that you register the product. This is simply not true. You have to register the product eventually as the program only allows you to bypass the product key prompt 25 times before it will lock or "diminish functionality" of your MS Office programs. It sounds like your "locked" toolbars are the result. Good luck! tberry" wrote: Thanx. When I right-clicked on a toolbar, the drop down menu showed that my toolbars were locked. I clicked it and removed the check next to "lock toolbar". I don't know if that is unlocking my word program or not. I can't even download a memo template and use it because it is locked already. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you get a menu of toolbars when you right-click on a toolbar? Do you get a Toolbars item on the Tools menu (you may have to expand the menu to see it)? Both of these should list the Forms toolbar. What version of Word do you have? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "we2bfree" wrote in message ... I have right-clicked on my toolbar and nothing happens - I right-clicked on a toolbar outside of my document and no Forms appears in the menu. View doesn't show the option either and tools show Protect document but it is in grey. I never locked this document it just happened Please Help - Susan "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Right-click on any toolbar and choose Forms from the menu. Or use View | Toolbars and choose it. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "tberry" wrote in message ... ok on the Forms toolbar, as stated. Sorry but I don't seem to know where the Forms toolbar is. My toolbars are almost completely greyed out and under tools I only have the option to "protect" not "unprotect" and it is grey. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: On the Forms toolbar, as stated. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "elle" wrote in message ... where is the lock icon "Carol" wrote: Have you tried Tools | Unprotect Document? Or Using your Forms toolbar, clicking on the lock icon? If the document is password protected, you will need to know the password. -- Carol A. Bratt, MCP "Steph" wrote: I have created a document & locked it as it is to be filled in by a number of other people. Only problem is I cannot get in to change it?? |
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