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Since the reviewing, editing, and viewing feature I cannot copy and paste from a read only document. I have to gain access to even copy and paste. My job requires me to copy and paste from upwards of 10 documents. Since word won't let me copy and paste from a read-only or viewing document I have to check them out of our SVN every time. Does anyone know how to turn this feature off and go back to the original word?
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I still do not have this issue when I lock my document in "filling in forms" but that has been how forms functioned for me for several years now.
Updating to the most up-to-date version in current channel (Version 2301 Build 16.0.16026.20196) and closing and reopening word twice (This thread mentions that that works sometimes) has not resolved this issue.
Bob, can you confirm the viewing button is still gone for your version of Word?
For what it's worth I have had a case open with Microsoft for weeks on this and they got back to me today with this repsonse.
I wanted you to know that
The same information has been passed to me from the higher level team
For what it's worth I have had a case open with Microsoft for weeks on this and they got back to me today with this repsonse.
I wanted you to know that
- we discussed this issue with our Technical advisers our senior experts
- But there is no workaround for this. It is by design Behavior.
The same information has been passed to me from the higher level team
I am really not sure what we are going to do as a new solution if MS has no intention of resolving this. I considered converting my thousands of documents to dotm format so that I can enter data into the form fields however opening dotm files from Sharepoint Online doesn't actually open as new Documents....so that won't help at all. Is anyone entertaining other ideas of how to proceed or still have cases they are battling with Microsoft?
I'm at a law firm, Help Desk. Our workaround is, save the document and the new file works. Workaround #2, Open the file, Press File, Share, send as a word attachment. (don't need to send the email) just open attachment at that point, that works.
The other fix was to change our Firm's licensing method, that was not an option for us - nor should anybody have to.
A MS update caused this issue and it's too bad they can't push out an update to fix it. These files are simply set to Read Only, no other protection and always been able to type into a read only, what a set back.