Using Microsoft Excel 2003. New to Excel. Tried to open file. Error msg
came back that reads "????.xlr is locked for editing." Do not how it got
locked. How can I unlock file. Thanks in advance.

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Lavert Bryant
Powder Springs Ga 30127
Peo Sjoblom - 29 Jun 2007 22:48 GMT
Are you opening the file from your hard drive or from some removable media
like a floppy, flash drive etc?

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> Using Microsoft Excel 2003. New to Excel. Tried to open file. Error msg
> came back that reads "????.xlr is locked for editing." Do not how it got
> locked. How can I unlock file. Thanks in advance.
Lavert - 30 Jun 2007 00:39 GMT
From hard drive. Thanks for your response.
> Are you opening the file from your hard drive or from some removable media
> like a floppy, flash drive etc?
>
>> Using Microsoft Excel 2003. New to Excel. Tried to open file. Error
>> msg came back that reads "????.xlr is locked for editing." Do not how it
>> got locked. How can I unlock file. Thanks in advance.
Dave Peterson - 30 Jun 2007 04:58 GMT
Did you have that file open in MSWorks?
If you did, close MSWorks.
If not, sometimes rebooting the pc will help.
> Using Microsoft Excel 2003. New to Excel. Tried to open file. Error msg
> came back that reads "????.xlr is locked for editing." Do not how it got
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> Lavert Bryant
> Powder Springs Ga 30127

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