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OpenOffice won't let me edit my own file

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  • 01-06-2008 5:05pm
    #1
    quinnd6
    Registered Users Posts: 1,551 ✭✭✭


    When I open my .doc file (which is not a read only file )in openoffice, it comes up as read only and I can't edit it.


    I checked the properties and it is definitely not read only.

    Why is openoffice doing this?
    Why cant I edit the file.

    I'm really frustrated with this.
    Please help someone.


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    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,793 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    This can happen if the filesystem it's on is read-only (such as a CD-ROM). I've also seen it when I open an attachment in email.

    More information would be useful. Windows, Linux or other? What version of OpenOffice? Can you provide a directory listing, showing that the file isn't read-only?


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    muggyog
    Registered Users Posts: 720 ✭✭✭muggyog


    ....Or a locked ( little switch on the side ) USB stick.


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,966 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    try file ,save as and choose a new name on a writeable drive

    knoppix bootable CD won't let you save to the CD

    you might not have write permissions to a network folder

    the disk could be full ( but usually it's word that gives totally misleading error messages about not finding a disk or disk being full )


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    TheMelodyOfRain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭TheMelodyOfRain


    I encountered a similar situation yesterday morning, where I was working on an article and OpenOffice would let me open any of the documents, but I just reinstalled through a terminal and it resolved the issue. I nearly went into cardiac arrest, though. I have since switched to AbiWord, which I've used in the past and have had no issues with.


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