In Excel how do I disable "read only"?

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rdbeale - 27 Jan 2006 18:01 GMT

When I try to copy a file I'm told it can't be copied because it is a read
only file. I go to Tools - Options-Security - and there is a box there for
Read Only it is not checked so I can't uncheck read only. How do you change
a file from Read Only to not Read Only????
Thanks in advance.

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CLR - 27 Jan 2006 18:20 GMT

It sounds like the mesage one gets when trying to copy a file to a DIRECTORY
that is "read only".......see if you can copy the file to some other
directory, and if so, you have a "RIGHTS" issue with that directory.........

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Chuck, CABGx3

> When I try to copy a file I'm told it can't be copied because it is a read
> only file. I go to Tools - Options-Security - and there is a box there for
> Read Only it is not checked so I can't uncheck read only. How do you change
> a file from Read Only to not Read Only????
> Thanks in advance.

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Anne Troy - 27 Jan 2006 18:20 GMT

Sounds like a sharing issue to me, which would be on the server/PC, not an
Excel setting.
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> When I try to copy a file I'm told it can't be copied because it is a read
> only file. I go to Tools - Options-Security - and there is a box there
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> a file from Read Only to not Read Only????
> Thanks in advance.

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paul - 27 Jan 2006 23:36 GMT

if you right click on the icon for the file and navigate to properties there
is a box to check/uncheck for read only

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> Sounds like a sharing issue to me, which would be on the server/PC, not an
> Excel setting.
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> > a file from Read Only to not Read Only????
> > Thanks in advance.

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