On Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:34:48 -0500 Doug <dmcgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 02/08/2018 01:06 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > No, I can save it. But the feature does not go away. > > > > Others (presumably on Word) can write to it without a problem. > > > > Ranjan > > > > On Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:45:10 +0000 "Patrick O'Callaghan" <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 2018-02-08 at 11:27 -0600, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I have been trying to edit a .docx document in LibreOffice that says that it is write-protected. Nothing I have tried (eg: enable Form Design on View, or Format -> Sections "Editable in Read-only document" seems to work. I get a pop-up that says: > >>> > >>> "Write-protected content cannot be changed. No modifications will be accepted". > >>> > >>> Are there ways to remedy this? > >> Two questions: > >> > >> - Is the file itself write-protected? > >> - What happens if you use Save As in Libreoffice? > >> > >> poc > >> _______________________________________________ > >> users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Can you cut and paste the contents into a new document? Then you could > edit the new document, delete the old one, and name the new document > with the old name. > Seems like that ought to work. > --doug No, this does not have any effect. However, saving as .doc and then opening that and saving that as .docx works. Not sure what I am losing in the process, though. Many thanks, Ranjan _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx