'In-use' message when opening Word documents

[Mick Spoors]

Using Word 97 and Windows XP, when I open a file in
the 'My Documents' folder I get a message that
says "(file name)is being used by (my own name). Do you
want to create a copy?"

How can I stop this?

Regards

Mick

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/DocInUse.htm

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