microsoft word selection is locked message

The ‘Protect Document’ task pane will appear. Fortunately, it is quite easy to get rid of the problem so you can start editing the document. There may be many reasons for the above message. Click the ‘Restrict Formatting and Editing’ option. MS Word displays an error message you can’t make this change because the selection is locked. Click the ‘Review’ tab and then click the ‘Protect Document’ option from the ‘Protect’ group. This is the additional solution to the issue and hopefully I had helped you with the problem. Open the Microsoft Word 2007 document that contains the selection you want to unlock. If you were only given a trial version of the software, you will need to purchase a full version either online at the Microsoft website or through a third-party seller. For systems that have the software pre-installed, the product key is often listed on the bottom or sides of the computer on a Microsoft Office sticker. The serial key is located in the original documentation that came with your system. You need to enter a product serial key to confirm that you legally own the software product.

Under the 'activate Microsoft Office' section, click 'Activate.'įollow the activation instructions that you will see on the screen. Scroll down to 'Resources' on the left-hand side of the menu Here is another solution to the issue:Ĭlick the Microsoft Office button on the top left corner of your Word 2007 screen.Ĭlick 'Word Options' at the bottom of the menu The document has been protected to prevent any changes and you are not actually locked out of Word 2007. We need to isolate the issue by opening one of those programs, if you get the same error message on all the MS Office programs installed on the computer so the issue is the MS Office 2007 activation on the computer but if you can open and edit files on the other MS Office programs on the computer then the problem is related to the individual word document being edited. Let's analyze the issue that you have by checking the other MS Office programs installed on the computer, like MS Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Hi, I have here additional information about the issue that will help you if the problem happens again.

Unable to type on MS-Word 2007: The selection is locked

Microsoft word selection is locked message