navigate to the folder the file lives in,right click on it then click on
properties,untick read only.You may need to be an administrator to make it
stick.
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paul

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"Colin Gough" wrote:

A frequently used .xls file suddenly could not be modified because it was
labelled 'read-only'. The read only attribute can be removed but when the
file is closed and re-opened the read only has returned. Data cannot be
saved to the original file on closing. Can anyone please advise how to
remove the 'read only' attribute permanently.