How to Remove Read-Only on a Word Document.

Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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If you get a Word document and are unable to edit it, the Word document is in protected mode. Without permission, you can only access as a read only readers. Don’t worry, this tutorial will teach you how to remove read only from Word document and make the Word document editable.

If you don't want content reviewers to accidentally modify your document, you can make the document read only before sending it for review. Another method is to restrict formatting and editing.

Making your document a read-only file means that the document can be read or copied but not modified. If one of the reviewers tries to make changes to a read-only file, the changes can be saved only by giving the document a new name or saved to a new location.

Note: Making your document read only doesn't prevent someone from making a new copy of the document and saving it with a different name or in a different place.

Read only comes in handy when you're sending a document to someone else for review. The person can see the information but can't make any changes to the document itself. But if you're the originator of the document, you can remove the read-only block by tweaking the Review settings or simply copying and pasting the text to a new document.

This tutorial will apply for Microsoft Word 2021, 2019, 2013, and 2010 for both Windows (such as Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Toshiba, Acer, Asus) and macOS (MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, MacBook Mini) devices.

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