How do I unlock a document?

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I opened up MS Word 2003 and I cannot do anything with the document. At the
bottom of the screen it states, "Ths modification is not allowed because the
document is locked". I cannot save a document, edit the document, or even
click the space bar. Can someone help me please?

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Delia
 
Have you activated the product? (Help | Activate Product) Or is it a trial
version that has expired?

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There are a couple of suggestions...

See in Explorer - Right click on the file without opening and go to
"properties". See if "Read Only" is checked. If so, unclick it.

Hope this helps.
 
Delia said:
I opened up MS Word 2003 and I cannot do anything with the document. At the
bottom of the screen it states, "Ths modification is not allowed because the
document is locked". I cannot save a document, edit the document, or even
click the space bar. Can someone help me please?

(e-mail address removed)
Delia
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Delia said:
I opened up MS Word 2003 and I cannot do anything with the document. At the
bottom of the screen it states, "Ths modification is not allowed because the
document is locked". I cannot save a document, edit the document, or even
click the space bar. Can someone help me please?

(e-mail address removed)
Delia
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Try Help > Activate Product
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See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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