That was how I interpreted the query, but afterwards two other listers, Steve and Fernando, posted as follows:
Steve. I think he will have to change the document to edit it under the document properties. Some authors apparently designate individual docs as read-only so they can't be edited. But, you can usually change that in the properties for that document. I suppose another option is to highlight everything in that read-only document, copy it to the clipboard and create a new document and paste the material in. But you might lose some of the formatting. Fernando. If the file have the Read-Only attribute set in its properties, find the file in File Explorer, press ALT+ENTER to open the Properties dialog and uncheck the Read-Only checkbox. If the file was marked as final using the Word 2007 and latter feature for that, either press F6 to focus the Word status bar and right arrow until the Edit Anyway button, or press ALT+F to open the File tab. On the Backstage view or File tab, press TAB until the Protect Document item and activate it with SPACEBAR; in the menus which will open, uncheck the Mark as Final option. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 5:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Read Only Mode Adrian: I tried as you suggested, and all JAWS said was "quick keys on". Any other ideas? Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: Adrian Spratt Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 11:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Read Only Mode In MS Word, yes. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Justin Williams Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2017 10:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Read Only Mode That turns on the virtual cursor right? Does that make in read only? Justin -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 10:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Read Only Mode You want to toggle on and off with JAWS key+z. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2017 8:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] Read Only Mode Evening folks. I apologize if I had asked this question before. How can I turn a MS Word 2013 document into an editable document from a read only document? I am using Jaws 17, Word 2013 and Windows 10 on a Dell laptop. Many thanks in advance. Jerry For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
