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Hello Pauline,
I don't know tablets in general, nor yours in particular.
However, I can tell you that it's not your Word software that
is read-only, but your Word document: it's the file that
contains the text you see on the screen, and it should be in your
"Documents" folder (or "My Documents").
So close your document with < Ctrl >< w > (window close).
There's no need to quit Word; press < Windows >< e > (explorer)
which will open an Explorer window.
Choose your "Documents" folder and select your Word file,
without double-clicking or pressing < Enter >.
Press < Alt >< Enter > to display the "Properties" window.
At the bottom right of the word "Attributes", uncheck the box to have:
☐ Read-only
Confirm by clicking the "OK" button: your file is now unprotected.
You can close your Explorer window with < Ctrl >< w >.
With Word, open your file: your document should no longer be
in Read-only mode. Let me know if it worked, as otherwise, there could be 2 other causes.
Best regards. 😊
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I don't know tablets in general, nor yours in particular.
However, I can tell you that it's not your Word software that
is read-only, but your Word document: it's the file that
contains the text you see on the screen, and it should be in your
"Documents" folder (or "My Documents").
So close your document with < Ctrl >< w > (window close).
There's no need to quit Word; press < Windows >< e > (explorer)
which will open an Explorer window.
Choose your "Documents" folder and select your Word file,
without double-clicking or pressing < Enter >.
Press < Alt >< Enter > to display the "Properties" window.
At the bottom right of the word "Attributes", uncheck the box to have:
☐ Read-only
Confirm by clicking the "OK" button: your file is now unprotected.
You can close your Explorer window with < Ctrl >< w >.
With Word, open your file: your document should no longer be
in Read-only mode. Let me know if it worked, as otherwise, there could be 2 other causes.
Best regards. 😊
--
If the issue is resolved, please use the link at the very top of the page,
just below the title: "Mark as Resolved".