Ulp:  That was a dumb, dumb suggestion on my part: without the
password, it of course couldn't be opened - apologies!!

How are you making the document RO?  From the file's Properties,
or the Word Tools, Options, Security, read-only recommended
dialog?

Using the file's Properties won't work, and the Tools/Options way
will prevent the uwer from saving with the same filename, but ...
it's still savable BUT under a different filename; it can't be
saved to itself.
  If the tools/options method is acceptable,  let me know and
I'll put one up with a link for you to download.  I'm not
positive it'll work, but I'm pretty sure as I've done it before.

You might try crossposting this over to word.newusers, too.
Crosspost, do not multi-post.  Just add the ng to the toolbar,
separated with a comma or semicolon.

What OS, Word version, and browser are you using?

A PDF converter might work for you, too.  PDFs can be saved but
not edited with the Adobe Reader.  And, converters are available
free.

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