as soon as I enter a word blank document and try to type in text, I get a
message saying the document is locked

Have you activated your copy of Word? Check under the Help menu. If there is
a command there about "Activate" try it. If you have a version that doesn't
require activation there won't be such a command, but you will need to
purchase the full version. If you have already activated, it will tell you
that.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs which is awesome!

My criminal law site: http://addbalance.com
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"rollingrythmn" wrote in message
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as soon as I enter a word blank document and try to type in text, I get a
message saying the document is locked