Help!! Locking documents!!

[BNG]

Hello. I am having a bit of trouble with my Microsoft Office Word 2003 and
Excel 2003 programs. Some how, these programs have become locked and will
not allow me to type in them. When I try to type, the bottom task bar says,
"Modification unable to occur because the document is locked." It is as if
these programs have been put in a read-only format only accidentally. How do
I fix this? Are there any hot keys I can use to solve this problem? Help!!!
I need to type a paper and I can't figure this out!

Thank you.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Have you activated the programs? Go to the Help menu and select Activate
Product. If you have already activated, you'll get a message box to that
effect. Otherwise, the activation process will begin. See “OFFXP: About
Office Activation and Reduced Functionality†at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293151 (this article is for Office XP but
applies to Office 2003 as well).

 

[MP]

Hi BNG. I have been searching for an answer to the same
question for a couple of weeks now. I have a number of
documents that I originally drafted on my desktop and
sent them to a USB memory card for use with a laptop or
other computer. They open up fine but when trying to edit
them, I get the same message as you. (modification
unable....because document is locked) I have checked the
settings in properties and the read-only option is not
selected. Like you, I am frustrated with the whole affair
and am sure there must be a simple solution. If I find an
answer I will e-mail you back and would greatly
appreciate you doing the same. Thanks. MP

 

[Graham Mayor]

In your case, the problem is almost certainly attributable to trying to open
the document from removeable media. Copy the file to the hard drive before
opening it.

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