Almost certainly you have either not activated your product or it is a
60-day trial version that came free with your computer. Either way, if you
click on Help, Activate Product, you will quickly find out which.

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Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

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: i'm trying to open into my ms word, but "this modification is not allowed
: because the document is locked" keep appearing, and i can't get to use ms
: word. Pls. advice.
: Thanks