This modification is not allowed because the selection is locked :s

Anonymous
2010-02-13T21:14:19+00:00
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Hiya.

So I keep getting the above message only on my Microsoft WORD Document. When I open the Document everything is locked - I cannot click anywhere.

Initially I thought it was beacuse I was using the trail version, so I installed a full version of Office Home and Student 2007 (My sister lend me her disk, it had 2 download licenses remaining, so I used one). Everything else: Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote is working fine. But the WORD document is still locked.

I would really appriciate your help.

Thanks.

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Anonymous
2010-02-13T21:37:52+00:00

Hi. I cracked it, and thought i would share it with you.

All I had to do was to close the document, write click on properties > Advance and uncheck 'File is ready for archiving' and 'Allow this document to have file indexed in addition to ....' > click on ok and it worked.

ta mch.

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  1. Stefan Blom 352.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-08-12T20:29:47+00:00

    If the Office installation is fully functional, then the message suggests that the document contains a content control which is protected from deletion.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-08-11T04:35:44+00:00

    do not work ms word 2007 ,error massage the modification is not allowed because the selection is locked

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  3. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-12-16T08:08:12+00:00

    You could be using a trial version of the software that has now expired or you have not activated your copy of the software?

    If so, see:

    http://www7.buyoffice.microsoft.com/usa/faq.aspx?culture=en-US

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-16T07:28:30+00:00

    does not work same problem :(

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