[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If the trial version is expired, then your only recourse is to either buy
the program or stop using it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"sara" wrote in message
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hey! i really have to same problem?/ do u solve this problem yet?/ coz the
also say the modification is not allowed .... too. pls let me know,,,

"littlelight" wrote:

This is exactly my problem. I got a new laptop with vista and it came
with a
sample word which I should have installed but didn't need at the time. I
must have surpassed the 25 time limit to open a document without and
character key. So I went online to find one and it opens but all of my
documents are locked. Even when I open up a new one, I can't write in it
or
do any other functions. When I try, it says "The modification is not
allowed
because the selection is locked". Please help with what I should do
next!
Thanks.

"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
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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??