Just a note to add to what you said about losing focus in the Windows
Explorer properties dialog, Chip.
After tabbing to the Unblock button and hitting space bar I just hit the
mouse to focus hot key, Insert-Numpad plus. I then click Apply followed
by OK to close the dialog.
Hth,
Tom
On 11/23/2012 8:30 PM, Chip Orange wrote:
Hi Bob,
There is a knowledgebase article on the GW support page at
http://gwmicro.com/support which explains to you what protected view is,
and the exact steps to change the document to normal view.
Protected view is a limited way in which Word is allowed to interact
with a document you just downloaded. It’s the downloading (or receiving
it via email) which causes Windows to mark it as “protected” or
“blocked”. This keeps Word from running any macros it could have for
instance, but also keeps WE from being able to interact with Word to
read the document properly, and also keeps you from editing the document.
I find the easiest way to unprotect a document (and you do have to trust
whoever sent you the document, or the site you downloaded it from before
you do this), is to close Word; use Windows Explorer and find the
document in its folder, press the applications key when it’s highlighted
(equivalent to right-clicking it), and choose the “properties” from the
context menu. In the properties dialog you will now find a command
button to “unblock” the document, and you should click on this button.
Unfortunately Windows loses the focus on the properties dialog at this
point, so you’ll need to alt-tab back to the dialog, so you can click on
the “ok” button, which will save the unblocked status.
It’s easiest to do this before you ever try to open the document in Word.
You can then open the document in Word as normal.
As Tom says, there is another way to do this without leaving Word;
finding the right menu choice and choosing to allow editing the document
will also unprotect it.
Hth,
Chip
*From:*Robert Ringwald [mailto:[email protected]]
*Sent:* Wednesday, November 21, 2012 7:45 PM
*To:* gw
*Subject:* Question about Protected view Word 2010
Windows 7
WE 7.5.4.1
Word 10
I keep getting attachments that appear to be blank, even though a
sighted person can see the text. They are not PDF files, but just word
files.
At the bottom I see something about Protected view and originated from a
place that might not be safe.
How can I get past this, turn this feature off or do something so that I
can read the attachments?
Driving me crazy.
-Bob Ringwald
www.ringwald.com <http://www.ringwald.com>
Amateur (ham) Radio Operator K6YBV
916/ 806-9551
Friendship is like peeing your pants. Everyone can see it,
but only you can feel its warmth. – Jack Handey
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