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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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Thank you Microsoft for adding back this capability. I can confirm the current update channel adds this functionality.
We updated to the latest Version 2302 and the issue appears to be resolved for our needs. Hope this may have helped everyone else.
I have not. and its very annoying. Come to think of it, There are soooo many Microsoft updates I find annoying. I have taught myself to do so many things with their products but I have not figured out any solution t.
This is my EXACT issue. Have you found a work around to this?
Do you mean this feature: Easily switch between editing, reviewing, and viewing documents in Word? If this is the case, have you checked if the document was changed to reviewing or viewing mode if you move it into your SVN?
By the way, I noticed that SVN is an open-source, centralized version control system. The most original version comes from this site: subversion.apache.org. As a result, there will be many different versions, just like Android. I don't know which version your company is using, but there should be some options or features in the SVN program which can change the file property. For how to do so, I'm afraid you may have to contact the admin of your SVN program.
I'm not sure if your SVN program will interfere with Word or not, as this is a non-Microsoft program. To verify this is true or not, you can start Word in safe mode (which disables add-ins on Office), and perform a clean boot (which allows you to disable other programs outside of Office). Detailed steps can be found in Open Office apps in safe mode on a Windows PC and How to perform a clean boot in Windows.
Disclaimer: A clean boot is a means of troubleshooting, not a condition suitable for normal long-term use. Some applications may not be able to be used in this mode, please exit them after testing.