How to edit a Word document in 'read-only mode'?

Problem: The Word document cannot be edited after it is opened in "read-only mode". How to solve it? Brief description: There are two "read-only modes" for Word documents. They have different effects on document editing and need to be processed separately. Guided reading: The following content will introduce these two "read-only methods" and their corresponding solutions in detail to help you restore the editable state of the document. Read on to learn the steps and how to do it. It is compiled for you by PHP editor Youzi.

Method 1: Read-only method without password

When a Word document is set to "read-only mode" without password, you will see a window prompting "Do you want to open it in read-only mode" after opening the document.

If you select "No", you can open the Word document directly, and you can edit and save the document normally.

If you select "Yes", you can also open the Word document directly and make edit changes, but the modified document cannot be saved.

When saving the document, the system will pop up a window stating that the read-only file cannot be saved.

If you need to save the document, you can save the document as a file, then modify the file name, or change the save path to make it a new document.

Of course, we can also disable the "read-only mode" before editing the Word document, and then we can continue to edit normally.

First, after opening the Word document, select "No" in the window that prompts "Do you want to open it in read-only mode?", then click the menu tab [File], and then click [Information]-[Protect Document]-[ Always open in read-only mode], and finally save the document to release the "read-only mode".

Method 2: "Read-only mode" with password

When a Word document is set to "read-only mode" with a password, you will see a window prompting "Enter password" after opening the document.

If you select "Read Only", you can open the Word document directly and make edit changes, but the modified document cannot be saved. If you want to save, you also need to save the document as a new document, that is, change the file name or save path into a new document.

If you want to save the document directly after editing and modification, you need to enter the originally set password in the password field, and then click [OK] to open the Word document.

We can also disable the "read-only mode" with password before editing the Word document, and then we can continue to edit normally.

First, after opening the Word document, enter the password to open the normal editing mode, then click the menu tab [File], and then click [Save As].

After the [Save As] window pops up, click [General Options] in the [Tools] drop-down list.

After the [General Options] window pops up, you can see that there is already a password in the [Password when modifying file] column. This is the originally set "read-only mode" password. Select and delete the password, and then save the document. "Read-only mode" can be released.

We can also use other tools to remove the "read-only mode" of Word documents.

For example, Pepsi Niu Word Password Recovery Tool can not only directly remove the "read-only mode" of Word documents, but also can remove the "restricted editing" password of Word documents.

Select the [Unrestriction] module in the tool, and then import the Word document.

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