read-only

[Guest]

I created a document in Word 2003 on Wednesday, inserted it into a new
document on Saturday. I then went to edit the original document, which was
saved as .doc, but when I tried to edit the original document, ("read-only")
appeared after the file name after I opened it.

I don't understand why, I didn't save it as a read-only, nor did I change
any settings or add a password.

What happend? Can I change this without having to save the file to a new
name?

I have Word 2003, Windows XP, service pack 2, and 504 MB of RAM.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Toody

See
I keep getting files that I am working on locked for editing. Word only
allows me to open them read-only
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/LockedFiles.htm

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[Guest]

Shauna,

Thanks for the link. It was quite informative!

The funniest thing happened. I went into the locked Word document the second
time and tried to save some changes. This time I got the message "This is in
"read-only" format. Do you want to save in "read-only" format? I selected
"no," and it restored my file to an editable one.

Thanks for your help!!