why cant i make modifications because my page is locked? debbie 12/6/2008 1:44:01 AM i opened an attachment from my email, and it should have opened in microsoft word... however when i try to modify it it says that i am not allowed to make modifications because it is locked. how do i unlock this so i can edit? thanks!

RE: why cant i make modifications because my page is locked? Jan14 12/6/2008 3:43:01 AM I assume it was a word document (.doc). It sounds like it is Read-Only.. save it, then reopen it to edit. "debbie" wrote: [Quoted Text] > i opened an attachment from my email, and it should have opened in microsoft > word... however when i try to modify it it says that i am not allowed to make > modifications because it is locked. > > how do i unlock this so i can edit? thanks!

Re: why cant i make modifications because my page is locked? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/6/2008 5:21:15 AM Either you have not activated Office, or it is a trial version that has expired. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "debbie" <debbie[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CF466FB1-794B-4B36-8CC6-738623366FF5[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >i opened an attachment from my email, and it should have opened in >microsoft > word... however when i try to modify it it says that i am not allowed to > make > modifications because it is locked. > > how do i unlock this so i can edit? thanks! >