Unlocked Option

Unlocked Option

How do i unlock the typing option on Microsoft Word 2007?

When i try and type on Microsoft Word it won't let me and says 'the selection is locked' how do i unlock it? I don't have a trial programme either by the way.

That sounds like either a trial version that was good for 25 uses or 60 days or a full version for which the product key was never entered (which acts like a trial version). At the end of that time it stops letting you edit your files or create new ones. You have to purchase Microsoft Office 2007, or at least Word 2007, to do that.

Like being hooked like a fish, isn't it?

Note: The 25-character product key on the computer case or laptop bottom is NOT the key for MS Office. It’s for the operating system.

If you have files that are locked up in the new Word 2007 file format (.docx), here’s a possibility for salvaging them. Microsoft offers a free Compatibility pack that allows earlier versions of Word to read Word 2007 files. If you have access to an earlier version, this can at least give you back your documents. Some new features of Word 2007 will be lost or converted to straight text in the conversion to the earlier version.

On the other hand, if you’re interested in buying Word, check out this URL, especially the second group of listings.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/FX101754511033.aspx

Note that the higher of the two prices quoted is for a full version of that program and the lower, for upgrades from existing software. Read the list of upgrade-qualifying software carefully: MS Works is often one, and may have come on your machine.

Further, if you're a student, you may qualify for the Student/Teacher edition of Office:

http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx

Good luck.