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In this issue: I. Today's Internet Tip II. Internet Bulletin Board III. Tell-A-Friend - Share The Wealth & Win! ---------------------- SPONSOR ---------------------- You've Won! Click below to see what it is and claim your prize. <A href=" http://ed.myfree.com/r/r.php?src=myf620 ">Click Here</a> ----------------------------------------------------- Enjoy the FREE INTERNET TIP below and FORWARD TO FRIENDS - Help Everyone be Better Web Surfers! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Today's Internet Tip: Read-only Files By definition, a read-only file is one which you can open and look at, but which you cannot change and save under the same file name. There are times when read-only files are beneficial, but what do you do if files are turning into read-only files on their own? The first thing to check out is those items over which you have control. For instance, has someone set the options in Word so that read-only is the recommended way to save files. You can check this by choosing Options from the Tools menu, then clicking on the Save tab. The Read Only Recommended check box is used to control this feature. The next most common cause is a macro virus. Microsoft Word is susceptible to different types of viral infections, and one of the more common causes file properties to switch in frustrating ways. One way to check this is to choose Macros from the Tools menu, and take a look at the list of macros available on your system. If there is an AutoExec or AutoOpen macro, and you know you don't use these, then you probably have a virus. (This is not the only sure indicator of a virus, however.) If you suspect that a virus is the problem, then you need to get a commercial virus removal program (such as those from McAfee Associates) to strip out the virus. Another possible cause is that you are sharing the Word documents across a network. Lets say you have three users trying to access a file. User A opens the file first, and has no problems. Other users try to open the file, and they receive a notice that the file is read-only. The solution to this is easy-simply wait for User A to finish using the document. Other readers have reported bizarre happenings as the source for read-only problems. For instance, one reader ran into a problem with pieces of Word sticking in Windows 95 memory after the program was closed. To check this, you should close all your programs and then press Ctrl+Alt+Del. This brings up the Close Program dialog box. Here you can see which programs still occupy memory. If Microsoft Word shows up (and you have previously closed the program), then simply choose to end that task. A possible cause is that the folder in which the file is located is read-only. You can check this by using the Windows Explorer to check the attributes of the directory. Don't forget to check the attributes of any other directories up the line from the one where you are having a problem. One reader reported that they had seen third-party software also interfere with how files are saved in Word. In the instance cited, a site was running a mixed Windows NT/UNIX network. They used a software package called Samba to enable the NT system to talk with the UNIX server. When a user would create a document under Word, there would be no problem. However, if another user later opened the same file, then the ownership rights for the file were changed to the second user. When the first user went back to access the file, they received a read-only message on the file. In this case, the error was traced to the Samba software. If the read-only problem is with a specific file, you can open the file, select all the contents (press Ctrl+A), open a new document, and paste the contents into the new document (Ctrl+V). 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