How do I unlock to modify something

[Peter T. Daniels]

The schmuckitude of that particular message was not the suggestion
that the off-topic querier google the question, but that the
suggestion to do so was masked as a "tinyurl." I had in fact clicked
the "tinyurl" to see whether the reply pointed to an American football
or a soccer (i.e., what the rest of the world calls "football") site
(preparing to point out that insufficient information had been
provided for choosing one or the other).

Mr. Maxey greatly overestimates the rhetorical power of the term
"schmuck."

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, in some circles the term itself is regarded as rude based on its
derivation (though there seems to be some uncertainty about that). The page
at http://www.schmucku.com/definition.html explains that it has a range of
meaning. This site offers a diploma in schmuckology.

As for the "indelicacy" of the word, see
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/trends/speaking_indelicately_about_the_year_of_books_72108.asp

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

The schmuckitude of that particular message was not the suggestion
that the off-topic querier google the question, but that the
suggestion to do so was masked as a "tinyurl." I had in fact clicked
the "tinyurl" to see whether the reply pointed to an American football
or a soccer (i.e., what the rest of the world calls "football") site
(preparing to point out that insufficient information had been
provided for choosing one or the other).

Mr. Maxey greatly overestimates the rhetorical power of the term
"schmuck."

 

[Dian D. Chapman, MVP]

(Okay, kiddies...I suggest you take this OUTSIDE, as some adults are
trying to actually work in here.<lol>)

Apologies to the original poster for the noise here and feel free to
contact me directly at (e-mail address removed) if you need any
clarification regarding your original question.

Cheers...

Dian D. Chapman
Technical Consultant & Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified Instructor,
Editor/TechTrax Ezine, Technical Editor/Word & Office 2007 Bibles
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Dian.Chapman

Dian's Soldiers' Site
http://www.mousetrax.com/Angels

Free Word Tricks eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html
Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html
Free Computer Tutorials: http://www.techtrax.us

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

All senses in the modern Germanic languages (including German,
Yiddish, and English) come from the standard meaning "decorate/
decoration" -- cf. the well-known Lutheran chorale "Schmuecke dich, o
liebe Seele" = "Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness." The development
both to "jewel" and to the indelicate sense that lent itself to being
used as an insult is obvious.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Not the usual derivation, however.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

All senses in the modern Germanic languages (including German,
Yiddish, and English) come from the standard meaning "decorate/
decoration" -- cf. the well-known Lutheran chorale "Schmuecke dich, o
liebe Seele" = "Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness." The development
both to "jewel" and to the indelicate sense that lent itself to being
used as an insult is obvious.

 

[Gordon Bentley-Mix on news.microsoft.com]

Twenty-six posts and what have we learned?

1. A locked file can be unlocked either by changing its read-only property
in Windows Exploder or by unprotecting it using native Word functionality.

2.Alternatively, the reported behaviour may be due to an expired trial
version of Word 2007.

3. MSFT's use of the names 'Windows Explorer' and 'Internet Explorer' can
lead to confusion.

4. Dian doesn't appreciate being told what she "means" - as I suspect is the
case for most people. She means what she says and says what she means, and
she doesn't need a puffed up popinjay to interpret for her - even if
linguistics is his (only) claim to fame.

5. Peter is still a troll who is so convinced that he knows *everything* -
to the point that he believes it's his place to explain the posts of highly
experienced and knowledgeable "old-timers" in a futile effort to make himself
look good and thus be presented with an MVP award.
--
Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP

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