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amanda_yachechak
Jul 06, 2019Copper Contributor
"Read-only" and "in use with another user"
All my new Excel documents are automatically getting saved as "read-only" somehow. I go to open them, and a dialogue box comes up that says they are "read-only" and are being used by another user. ...
Excel_World_Champion
Jul 06, 2019Brass Contributor
Try This:
Right clik on your excel files, gol into the Properties Options, and make sure, under the Attributes section, the Read Only Check box is unchecked.
- amanda_yachechakJul 06, 2019Copper Contributor
Yes, I've done that. The problem is when I go to the options box, "read-only" is clicked and in grey, so I can't unclick it. And again, I've never set the document as "read-only" to begin with. Somehow the program is doing this automatically.
- Excel_World_ChampionJul 06, 2019Brass Contributor
Maybe Try going into your accounts options in the file Tab and see if your Office subscriptions expired or not