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I can't clear the read-only note automatically appearing on my excel files.
It just started 2 days ago. Please help.
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maybe (from Debra Dalgleish's site):
http://www.contextures.com/xlfaqApp.html#ReadOnly

Monica wrote:

I can't clear the read-only note automatically appearing on my excel files.
It just started 2 days ago. Please help.


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I had that happen today and I don't know if you are connected to a network
but I couldn't even open the file with the read only as it said it was locked
for editing by someone else and I am the only one who has access to it. What
I did was simply reboot my computer. The read only went away.

"Monica" wrote:

I can't clear the read-only note automatically appearing on my excel files.
It just started 2 days ago. Please help.

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Hi Dave,
Thank you. I will work it through and see how it goes. Great link.

Regards
Monica

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

maybe (from Debra Dalgleish's site):
http://www.contextures.com/xlfaqApp.html#ReadOnly

Monica wrote:

I can't clear the read-only note automatically appearing on my excel files.
It just started 2 days ago. Please help.


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Hi Ischuh,
Thanks for the help. I will do it and see how it goes.

Regards,
Monica

"lschuh" wrote:

I had that happen today and I don't know if you are connected to a network
but I couldn't even open the file with the read only as it said it was locked
for editing by someone else and I am the only one who has access to it. What
I did was simply reboot my computer. The read only went away.

"Monica" wrote:

I can't clear the read-only note automatically appearing on my excel files.
It just started 2 days ago. Please help.

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