Microsoft word is locked?!

[Steven]

My Microsoft Word isnt letting me type anything or delete or paste when i
open it or try to use it, and when i do try at the bottem it says "This
modification is not allowed because the selection is locked" and it says even
when i open a new one

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Maybe you have a trial version of Office 2007, and the trial
period has ended. Or maybe you have not activated your Office
software.

What happens if you start Word 2007 and click on Office Button
(that's the big round thing at the upper left corner of the Word
window) | Word Options | Resources | Activate? 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 convert (purchase a key) online.

 

[Scott M.]

Sounds like your "Normal.dot" file (from which, all new documents are based
on) is corrupted.

Look in:

C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates

for "Normal.dot" and delete it.

-Scott

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

If it's Word2007, then the template is called normal.dotm (or
normal.dotx if you don't have any macros). In case you have any
customizations, don't delete it, but rename it to, say,
normalold.dotx.

But garfield's suggestion seems more likely.

 

[Joyce A. Johnson]

Hi, my Microsoft Word has locked on me do you know how to unlock it?

Joyce

 

[Scott M.]

Describe what you mean by "locked on you".

Hi, my Microsoft Word has locked on me do you know how to unlock it?

Joyce