From: Lauren on
Hi,
office has stopped working. The boxes are greyed out and if i click on it a
message at the bottom says: modification not allowed: document locked.


i'v tried to activate it but it wont let me

any ideas?
thanks
From: JoAnn Paules on
Sounds like it's time to pay for the program.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Lauren" <Lauren(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E02EC942-CC26-4AA4-AF33-08F73E58B0B7(a)microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> office has stopped working. The boxes are greyed out and if i click on it
> a
> message at the bottom says: modification not allowed: document locked.
>
>
> i'v tried to activate it but it wont let me
>
> any ideas?
> thanks

From: Kaylee on
Hi, I am having the same problem; I can not figure out how to unlock; all
word docs are locked?

Thanks

"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

> Sounds like it's time to pay for the program.
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>
>
>
> "Lauren" <Lauren(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E02EC942-CC26-4AA4-AF33-08F73E58B0B7(a)microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > office has stopped working. The boxes are greyed out and if i click on it
> > a
> > message at the bottom says: modification not allowed: document locked.
> >
> >
> > i'v tried to activate it but it wont let me
> >
> > any ideas?
> > thanks
>
>
From: Graham Mayor on
Then the answer is probably the same - you are using a trial version of the
software (maybe supplied with the PC) and now the trial has expired.

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Kaylee wrote:
> Hi, I am having the same problem; I can not figure out how to unlock;
> all word docs are locked?
>
> Thanks
>
> "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>
>> Sounds like it's time to pay for the program.
>>
>> --
>>
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>>
>>
>>
>> "Lauren" <Lauren(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E02EC942-CC26-4AA4-AF33-08F73E58B0B7(a)microsoft.com...
>>> Hi,
>>> office has stopped working. The boxes are greyed out and if i click
>>> on it a
>>> message at the bottom says: modification not allowed: document
>>> locked.
>>>
>>>
>>> i'v tried to activate it but it wont let me
>>>
>>> any ideas?
>>> thanks


From: JoAnn Paules on
Once again - time to pay the piper. (All of a sudden I'm seeing Bill Gates
in a Robin Hood costume, prancing, and playing a flute. Gotta lay off the
caffeine.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Kaylee" <Kaylee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:97C1A8CC-2959-403F-938C-02913C80D557(a)microsoft.com...
> Hi, I am having the same problem; I can not figure out how to unlock; all
> word docs are locked?
>
> Thanks
>
> "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>
>> Sounds like it's time to pay for the program.
>>
>> --
>>
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>>
>>
>>
>> "Lauren" <Lauren(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E02EC942-CC26-4AA4-AF33-08F73E58B0B7(a)microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> > office has stopped working. The boxes are greyed out and if i click on
>> > it
>> > a
>> > message at the bottom says: modification not allowed: document locked.
>> >
>> >
>> > i'v tried to activate it but it wont let me
>> >
>> > any ideas?
>> > thanks
>>
>>