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How do you fix you can’t make this change because the selection is locked?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How do you fix “You Can’t Make this Change because the Selection is Locked” Error?

 

 

    1. Click on the File menu.

 

    1. Select Options from the drop-down list.

 

    1. Under the heading Startup options, uncheck the box labeled “Open e-mail attachments and other uneditable files in reading view”.

 

    1. Click OK.

 

 

 

 

How do you unlock a Word document that is locked for editing?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select “Security options” and in the dialog box that opens remove the password fields and click OK. The file has been unlocked for future use. For unlocking selected fields which might be locked, the process is even simpler. Simply pressing control + shift + F11 keys simultaneously should unlock the locked fields.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How do I unlock a locked file in Windows 10?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on File, and select the Show Details for All Processes option. Click on Find, and select the Find Handle or DLL option. Type the name of the locked file in the field, and click the Search button. Behind the search window, in “Process Explorer,” right-click the locked file, and select Close Handle to unlock it.

 

 

 

 

 

How do I reactivate my Microsoft Office for free?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How do I reactivate my free Microsoft Office subscription?

 

 

    1. Click Sign In. DO NOT select the product key option as there is no product key available to enter.

 

    1. Enter your full AccessID email address (e.g., xy1234@wayne.edu) and click Next.

 

    1. Enter your AccessID password. Click Sign in.

 

    1. Your subscription is now reactivated! …

 

    1. NOTE: This does not apply to paid versions of Office 365.

 

hello, guys you are welcome to my website techproadvice.com in this post we learn how to fix an ms word common error “This modification is not allowed because the selection is locked”

before starting to read this article I recommended watching this very short video on this topic

There are some possible solutions to fix it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fix-This modification is not allowed because the selection is locked

if you are not satisfied with this video or you want to read a text post about this error so continue to reading.

it’s a common error a lot of people facing this error when The document is showing “marked as final” text. Someone or you protected The document. or if You have a trial ms word 2007. or ms 2007 has not yet been activated. so that time, this error occurs.

So Let’s fix it

So first thing you have to open ms word

1- Open and Repair

 

 

Since the document isn’t restricted and therefore the issue is with a particular document, let’s try and repair the document steps and verify the standing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To open a particular document Repair feature in Microsoft Word, follow these steps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start Word. and go to left corner file icon and click it to open

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the File menu, click Open.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Open panel, click to select the file that you just need to open.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click the down arrow on the Open button, so you will see open and Repair feature.

 

now very simply click on repair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope the on top of info helps. allow us to recognize if you wish additional help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you.

 

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