To unlock a protected document, follow these steps:
- Go to the Review tab.
- Choose the Protection group.
- Click on Protect Document.
- Then click on Restrict Formatting and Editing.
- In the Task pane, click on Restrict Formatting and Editing.
- Then click on Remove Protection.
To open a Word file in read-only mode, follow these steps:
- Select the Microsoft Office button.
- Click on Tools.
- Click on General Options.
- Select the Read-only recommended checkbox.
- Click OK.
- Save the file.
To unlock Word on a Mac, follow these steps:
- To bring up a window, use the Cmd + Option + Esc combination.
- Then, in the Force Quit Applications window, select Microsoft Word.
- Click on the Force Quit button.
To edit a locked Word document, you need to enable editing in the document. Follow these instructions:
- Select the file and choose Info.
- Choose Protect Document.
- Choose the option Enable Editing.
To make a Word document uneditable, follow these steps:
- In the Word, PowerPoint, or Excel file, click on File, then Info, then Protect (document, presentation, or workbook), and finally Mark as Final.
To remove the read-only settings, follow these steps:
- Select the file or folder you want to unlock.
- Right-click on the file or folder and select Properties.
- Uncheck the Read-only option.
- Click OK.
To edit a read-only INI file, follow these steps:
- Select the General tab.
- Check or uncheck the Read-only checkbox to remove or set the read-only attribute.
- Click OK to save the changes.
To restart Word on Mac, follow these steps:
- Restore the In-App Purchase of Office for Mac by disconnecting the application used for the purchase.
- Close the application and reopen it.
- In the previous Microsoft 365 Welcome window, click on Restore Previous Purchase.
If your Mac is stuck on a screen, follow these steps:
- Press and hold the power button on your computer for at least 10 seconds until the computer turns off.
- Finally, restart your Mac.
- If the problem persists, press and hold the power button until your Mac turns off.
To use the "Delete" key on a MacBook, follow these steps:
- The letters to the left of the cursor can be deleted by pressing the Delete and FN keys simultaneously.
To change the information in a Word document, follow these steps:
- Open the template or a document that uses the template to modify the default settings.
- Click on Document in the Format menu and then on the Layout tab.
- After applying the desired changes, click on Default.
To lock a section of text in Word, follow these steps:
- Select the text "Select Sections".
- In the Protect Section dialog box, select only the parts you want to protect.
- Click OK.
- In the Restrict Editing pane, click Yes and apply the protection.
To modify file properties, follow these steps:
- Right-click on the file and select Properties.
- Click on the Details tab in the Properties dialog box.
- After selecting the property box you want to modify, type a phrase or word.
- Finally, click Apply.
The data in a file is encoded and organized in a sequence of bytes using the binary language understood by the computer. It is then stored as a single entity in the mass memory through the file system present in that memory.