Locked Apllication

[Thomas Richardson]

I cannot edit any of my letters that I have produced using Microsoft Word
2003 or I cannot create publications from scratch. It will not allow me to do
anything within the word application and says that 'the document is locked.'

Does anyone know the solution to this problem?

Thank you

 

[garfield-n-odie]

If this only happens in one particular document, try clicking on Tools |
Unprotect Document. If all new and existing documents are locked for
editing, the problem is probably because you have not activated your
Word/Office software, or because you have an expired trial version of
Office 2003. What happens if you start Word and click on Help |
Activate Product? If you are already activated, a dialog box saying so
will appear. If you are not activated, the Activation Wizard will
start. If you have an expired trial version, a dialog box will prompt
you to enter a valid product key or purchase a key online.