I am in a head office and had sent a format to a branch with some cells
locked to avoid any change therein. The branch has placed the file on the FTP
server.

I have downloaded the file and have saved a copy on my desktop, BUT whenever
I open the file the same is again and again opened in the SHARED status
disallowing me to use the feature of unprotecting the worksheet.

The only user in the menu in ToolsSharing is my ownname.

What may be the problem??? Can't I have a copy saved without the sharing
feature?