#Word selection is locked trial
II case you are using a trial version of Office 2016 that is usually pre-installed on a new computer which has expired, then in order to unlock selection in Word, you have to purchase a retail copy. It is only one-time operation, so you have to perform this step everytime. You just need to click the “Edit Anyway” button that highlight in the head of the page. In case the Word document is marked as final and you can’t edit it.
This is a read only sort of environment which is meant to keep the document in its untouched and original state. This problem is caused by Word opening the document in “reading view”. Which was intended as a sort of e-reader type view. Why do we see this message?Ī new way of viewing documents was added in Word 2013 restricts you from editing the document. When we make an attempt to make changes in the document, “this modificationis not allowed because the selection is locked” or “this modification/change is not allowed because the document is opened for viewing only” might appear at the bottom-left corner of the window. This error is particular to the above mentioned versions of the MiceMicroOffice. When we open a blank document on Microsoft Word 13, Word 16 or Office 365, we are restricted from making any changes to the document.