Way 2: Open the Locked Word Document with WordPad and Save the Changes No matter the locked Word document is set with the modify password or added the editing restriction, you can use this way to open the document and edit the content. Step 1:Right-click the Word document that is locked...
Several users have reported that they can’t edit their documents in Microsoft Word. Some users complained of getting an error message when they try to edit a document e.g.,You can’t make this change because the selection is locked, etc. At the same time, many have complained that they...
If you get a Word document that is locked with editing password, how can you make it unlock and enable editing without restriction? In this article, we will illustrate two situations to unlock restricted editing Word document in details. ...
Locked by another user Current versions of Word let you edit collaboratively with another user. However there are times when you'll get a "locked by another user" error. There are several causes, such as someone (including you) checking out a document on SharePoint rather than just opening ...
When you try to open a Microsoft Word document, you receive an error message similar to the following The document file nameis locked for editing by another user. To open a read-only copy of his document, click... where file nameis the name of t...
When we check out documents, and then try to edit them in Microsoft Word, we receive the mentioned error "This document is locked for editing by another user". The documents are checked...
For creating any documents, MS office products are the best tools that come to our minds. Have you recently got an error message while trying to open a word or excel file document that said “The document is locked for editing by another user“? This has happened to many windows users re...
Open your document, go to the “Review” tab, and click the “Track Changes” button to turn off tracking in the Tracking group. If the button is grayed out, enter the password used to lock the document. If you can't click "Track Changes," the author may have locked the feature. ...
We don't have check-in/out enabled. The document is locked by me but I closed everything last night and it's still locked this morning. This is happening on several files across the document library. 0 Likes Reply Pam Parker replied to louise1575 Jan 15 2021 08:09 AM @...
User can edit a Word document in Teams. When trying to save changes the user gets the warning message "the file is currently checked out or locked for editing by another user". Is there a way to see the name of the user who is/was editing? If not possible for end users, is there...