how to unlock documents

[Chris]

My MS Word will not let me type anything. It says at the
bottom of the application that modifications can't be
made because document is locked. It even says this if I
try to make a new document. How can I unlock this?

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Chris

Have you activated your software? To check, click Help > Activate
Product.

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293151 for more information.