Attached word docs received are always read-only???

[Guest]

Hi,

How come all word docs sent to me are always in read-only?? Is there a way
when I open these file they are not in "read-only" so i could edit them at
once?

I tried sending a file to myself which was not saved in read-only. And
then when i opened it ..... yep... it's still a read-only doc.

please help

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

Save it to your hard drive first then open it. If you're opening it from the
reading/preview pane it'll open read-only

 

[Guest]

thanks for the quick response... besides doing that is there any other way to
receive this files not in "read-only?" and directly edit it

 

[Brian Tillman]

thanks for the quick response... besides doing that is there any
other way to receive this files not in "read-only?" and directly edit
it

Open the message first. Opening an attachment fro the Reading Pane will make
it be read-only.

That said, I think it'a a mistake to open an attachment directly without
saving it first if you intend to edit it.