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Old March 10th, 2009, 01:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
rottiesrme51
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how do l open a read only .doc? l have copied it to my hd and it still won't
let me read it. my os xp pro with ms office 2003.
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Old March 10th, 2009, 02:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
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Open Windows Explorer, right-click on the document, select Properties and
remove the Read Only attribute

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how do l open a read only .doc? l have copied it to my hd and it still
won't
let me read it. my os xp pro with ms office 2003.


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Old March 10th, 2009, 04:35 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
JoAnn Paules
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Even if it's read-only, you can read it. What happens when you try to open
the file? If you get a message, exactly what does it say?

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how do l open a read only .doc? l have copied it to my hd and it still
won't
let me read it. my os xp pro with ms office 2003.



 




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