How do I get rid of Read Only??

[laurel]

I have tried going to attributes but it does not give me the option of
unchecking the read only. This is making me slightly crazy and only has
been a problem since switching to Tiger. Any advice??

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Laurel-

I'm not sure what you mean by 'attributes', but there are 2 main ways to
set/remove read only access to a Word doc:

1- With the file open, go to Word>Preferences>Security to see if there is a
password to modify, or go to the Tools menu & see if it says Unprotect
Document,

2- With the file _closed_ locate the file, itself in a Finder window,
cmd+click the file icon & choose Get Info. At the bottom of the Get Info
window click the triangle for Ownership & Permissions and change that as
necessary.

If the second option is the culprit, it suggests that you may need to Repair
Disk Permissions using Disk Utility. There may also be a need to reinstall
Word. BTW- I don't see any reference to which version of Word you are using
nor whether you may have a Test Drive (trial version) of 2004 installed.
Those could also be factors in the issue, especially if you cannot remove
the read only setting in either of the two ways listed above.

HTH |:>)

 

[Paul Berkowitz]

I'm not sure what you mean by 'attributes', but there are 2 main ways to
set/remove read only access to a Word doc:

1- With the file open, go to Word>Preferences>Security to see if there is a
password to modify, or go to the Tools menu & see if it says Unprotect
Document,

2- With the file _closed_ locate the file, itself in a Finder window,
cmd+click the file icon & choose Get Info. At the bottom of the Get Info
window click the triangle for Ownership & Permissions and change that as
necessary.

If the second option is the culprit, it suggests that you may need to Repair
Disk Permissions using Disk Utility. There may also be a need to reinstall
Word. BTW- I don't see any reference to which version of Word you are using
nor whether you may have a Test Drive (trial version) of 2004 installed.
Those could also be factors in the issue, especially if you cannot remove
the read only setting in either of the two ways listed above.

Just a note here: Disk Utility does not repair any permissions in your OS
user folder, which includes your Documents folder and Desktop, or any other
users' folders. It only repairs permissions on the hard disk outside your
user folder (including the /Applications folder).

All files and folders inside your user folder should always be set to Read &
Write for you as owner. (And if you are not set as owner, you first have to
change that, usually unlocking the lock first, which requires an admin
password.) There's a handy button on that Get Info window in Michel's step 2
when you use it on a folder, under "Details": "Apply to enclosed items". But
I've been told that it doesn't actually work fully in Panther and earlier
(perhaps only on immediate enclosed files, not enclosed folders or files
within deeper enclosed folders - I don't recall). It does work in Tiger.

If you have any difficulty in resetting permissions or owner in the Finder
and - given that Disk Utility can't help in the user folder, get the free
utility BatChown at versiontracker.com. It will do it for you.

--
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[Paul Berkowitz]

There's a handy button on that Get Info window in Michel's step 2

Oops, sorry. that should have read:

There's a handy button on that Get Info window in CyberTaz's step 2

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[Russs]

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On 9/25/05 2:15 PM, in article BF5C3750.B07CF%berkowit@spoof_silcom.com, "Paul



Just a note here: Disk Utility does not repair any permissions in your OS
user folder, which includes your Documents folder and Desktop, or any other
users' folders. It only repairs permissions on the hard disk outside your
user folder (including the /Applications folder).

FWIW, I've been using this free, downloadable utility called 'Applejack' to
reset permissions, delete caches, etc. It works by holding down CMD+S on the
keyboard during startup to get to 'Single User Mode.'

At the command prompt I enter 'applejack auto restart' and it will
automatically go through its list of cleanup and permission procedures and
restart the computer. Since the Apple OS hasn't been initiated yet,
Applejack is able to check all files on the startup hard drive.

http://applejack.sourceforge.net/#top