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the File in Another FormatClaiming Permissions for Recovered FilesCommunity Q&A Need to edit a Word document, but are word documents opening in read only compatibility mode told that you don't have permission to make changes? This means that the file has been designated as "read-only", which means that you can read it but are not permitted http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_word-mso_other/word-cannot-save-a-document-file-because-of-read/be7cd370-0d5e-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5 to make any changes to it. There are several ways that this can occur, with different methods for removing the restriction based on how it came to be in the first place. Steps Method 1 Turning off "Protected View" 1 Open the protected file in Word. If you downloaded a Word file from online, it will start in Protected View when http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-the-'Read-Only'-Status-on-MS-Word-Documents you open it. This prevents editing, and is designed to help prevent virus infections on your computer from infected files. If you are getting an error message claiming that you don't have permission to open the file, click here. 2 Click the .Enable Editing button. You can find this in the yellow bar at the top of your protected document. 3 Start editing the document. Usually this is all you need to do to start editing a file that you've downloaded. If you still can't edit the file, read on. Method 2 Changing the File's Properties 1 Open the folder containing the read-only file. Depending on where it was saved originally, this could be in your Documents folder, Downloads folder, desktop, or some other location. If the file is located on a CD or DVD, it will always be read-only until you copy it to your computer. 2 Right-click on the file you want to change. 3 Select "Properties" from the menu. 4 Uncheck the "Read-only" box. 5 Click the .Apply button. 6 Try editing the file. If you still
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here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company Business Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Super User Questions Tags Users Badges Unanswered Ask Question _ Super User is a question and answer site for computer enthusiasts and power users. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top How to stop Office 2010 from opening file in readonly mode up vote 1 down vote favorite 1 When I open a file from a network folder, Office always opens it in readonly mode. How to stop Office from doing this. I want it to just open it as normal and I don't need office to do any security procedures. Any idea how I can get this resolved? microsoft-office-2010 share|improve this question edited Oct 31 '13 at 7:21 Mogget 985721 asked Oct 31 '13 at 6:39 Tristan 106114 add a comment| 6 Answers 6 active oldest votes up vote 4 down vote Run the Office 2010 application with the problem. Notice that this procedure has to be done individually with each of the applications in MS Office suite (great!). Click on the Office button on the upper left-hand corner and select “Options” In the “Options” dialogue box, select “Trust Center” (on the left) Click on “Trust Center Settings” (on the right) Select “Protected View” Disable any of all the protected view options by unticking the check boxes. Click OK when done. From http://quantumtunnel.wordpress.com/2012/11/21/microsoft-office-2010-issue-with-opening-files-as-read-only P.S. Do you have write permissions? share|improve this answer edited Oct 31 '13 at 8:31 answered Oct 31 '13 at 8:17 TheSAS 640313 1 i've done this but it still opens in readonly mode –Tristan Oct 31 '13 at 8:20 Just noting that the above is 100% correct, but Lynne Okazaki's tip to disable "open e-mail