----- Original Message ---- > From: Sigrid Carrera <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, May 16, 2011 4:14:53 PM > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Why is a file 'locked for editing'? > > Hello, > > On Mon, 16 May 2011 15:42:46 -0500 > Earl Melton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > Help > About LibreOffice says I'm using: LibreOffice 3.3.2 OOO330m19 > > (Build:202) tag libreoffice-3.3.2.2, Ubuntu package > > 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu2~lucid1 I'll try to supply other information if it's > > needed. > > > > Problem is that a word processing file I'm trying to edit says it's > > 'locked for editing.' Two questions: 1.) How did I lock it? and 2.) How > > do I go about unlocking it? TIA for any suggestions. > > The locking is done automatically by the software, so that two users cannot >work together on the same file and one overwriting the changes of the other. > > > To unlock change first the setting within nautilus to show the hidden files. >Then go into the same directory, where your file is and you'll see there a >file >with a similar name that ends in .lck. Delete this file and you can edit your >original file again as before. > > > I believe, this will help. > > Sigrid
Thank you Sigrid. That worked! -- Last Will and Testament: Being of sound mind, I spent all my money. <>< Earl -- -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
