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Read Only documents
I am using Word 2003 SP2. I received a document that was read only.
Since I needed to edit it, I did a Save As (but did not change the name), unchecked the read-only box in the Properties under Attributes, then selected my personal hard drive. I was able to edit the document and save all subsequent changes. The next day when I opened the document the read only was back and I could not make changes without saving under a different name. I then tried to copy the contents of the document to a new Word document, but the read only is preserved. Doing a Save As results in the same scenario as above. How do I save this document and kill the read-only option? TIA |
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When the "save as" dialog box opens, click on the TOOLS button that is at
the far right. Select PROPERTIES clear the Read Only check box. "RJ" wrote in message ... I am using Word 2003 SP2. I received a document that was read only. Since I needed to edit it, I did a Save As (but did not change the name), unchecked the read-only box in the Properties under Attributes, then selected my personal hard drive. I was able to edit the document and save all subsequent changes. The next day when I opened the document the read only was back and I could not make changes without saving under a different name. I then tried to copy the contents of the document to a new Word document, but the read only is preserved. Doing a Save As results in the same scenario as above. How do I save this document and kill the read-only option? TIA |
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Sounds like you have a rogue third party add-in. Remove/disable all the
add-ins and test again. See how to find add-ins http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...sInstalled.htm http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...514521033.aspx -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "RJ" wrote in message ... I am using Word 2003 SP2. I received a document that was read only. Since I needed to edit it, I did a Save As (but did not change the name), unchecked the read-only box in the Properties under Attributes, then selected my personal hard drive. I was able to edit the document and save all subsequent changes. The next day when I opened the document the read only was back and I could not make changes without saving under a different name. I then tried to copy the contents of the document to a new Word document, but the read only is preserved. Doing a Save As results in the same scenario as above. How do I save this document and kill the read-only option? TIA |
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BK,
Thank you for re-stating my steps and adding the TOOLS, I forgot this in my description of what I had already done. SAVE ASTOOLSPropertiesAttributesread-only check box. The problem is this does not work. The next day the document is again read-only. "BK" wrote: When the "save as" dialog box opens, click on the TOOLS button that is at the far right. Select PROPERTIES clear the Read Only check box. "RJ" wrote in message ... I am using Word 2003 SP2. I received a document that was read only. Since I needed to edit it, I did a Save As (but did not change the name), unchecked the read-only box in the Properties under Attributes, then selected my personal hard drive. I was able to edit the document and save all subsequent changes. The next day when I opened the document the read only was back and I could not make changes without saving under a different name. I then tried to copy the contents of the document to a new Word document, but the read only is preserved. Doing a Save As results in the same scenario as above. How do I save this document and kill the read-only option? TIA |
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