[DeanH]

One thing that may help quickly is to Open a new blank file; Insert, File.
Come back if this does not work, there can be other solutions.
Hope this helps
DeanH

"Lynn" wrote:

yes - no problem with any other documents - have tried on a different
computer and get same problem there with the biography.
Lynn

"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

Can you edit or save other documents?

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JoAnn Paules
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Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
I have been given an elderly gentleman's biography that is written in Word
2003. It contains text and photographs and is 159 pages/547 MB! When I
open
the document it looks fine but will not allow me to edit or save - the
toolbar goes grey. I am also using Word 2003 and trying to copy and paste
it
into smaller documents, so I can edit, save and print. I have managed to
copy
a small amount of text into another page but get the same greyed out
toolbar
problem in that document. If I click text only in the paste options the
text
disappears altogether. I have tried deleting the photographs but as the
toolbar greys out I can do nothing with it. It was saved as read only but
I
have changed that in properties. Please help - I cannot face typing 159
pages
and it would be a shame to lose the document.