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read only doc

  • 22-08-2011 07:25PM
    #1
    gubby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭


    I have a word doc which I cant open cos it says "read only" so.. to ask a simple stupid question what exactly does that mean? and can I recover the doc?
    A lot of work went into this doc hours and hours of brain storming. help


Comments

  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,078 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    it could be a file on a cd or in a zip file
    or file permissions
    or it's already open in word (in the old days this was common when word crashed - worked again after restart or loging in again)
    or werird stuff


    if all else fails , file , save as , and choose another filename, the new file should be writiable


  • #3
    gubby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭gubby


    thanks for your suggestions... sadly I think he must have deleted the contents. the file is still there but just comes up a blank page. :-(


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