Word document says it is read-only when not? How do I save?

[Guest]

My word document will not allow me to save changes. It says that the
document is "read-only" when it actually is not. That is as far as I can
tell. There is nothing in the security options stating that it is a
protected or read-only document. Do I have to save the document with another
name and delete the original? Is that the only fix? Thanks so much for
anyone who can assist me.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Either the file's read only property is set (right click and check its
properties in Windows Explorer) or you have an orphan lock file open
relating to that document. Close Word (after saving the file with a new
name) and see http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm

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[Whozis]

I have Word 2007 running on Windows 7 64 Bit. I was experiencing this same problem, and recalled what worked for me once previously, after I found this tip after days of searching online:

Open the Word document.
Click on the Office button at the upper left of the Word window.
From the drop-down menu, go to the bottom and select "Word Options".
In the Word Options window, select "Save".
When the Save window opens, remove the checkmark on "Save AutoRecovery information every ___ minutes."
Go to the bottom of that window and click "OK", and then close that window.