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Default excel file locked for editing. there's only me! how to unlock?

ok, there's only 2 computers in this office, and I'm the only one here right
now. I have an excel file I need to edit, and it says its locked for
editing. I turned the other computer completely off. How can I overide this?
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Default excel file locked for editing. there's only me! how to unlock?

Had you been using the other computer to access your file?
Did you close it down correctly?
Other threads on this subject seem to suggest that re-booting usually does
the trick.
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"notcomputersavvy" wrote:

ok, there's only 2 computers in this office, and I'm the only one here right
now. I have an excel file I need to edit, and it says its locked for
editing. I turned the other computer completely off. How can I overide this?

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