The file might be locked because: The file is shared and another user is currently editing it. An instance of the Office app is running in the background with the file already opened. The file has been marked as Final and can no longer be updated.
Consequently, why is it saying my Microsoft Word is locked?
If you have Office 2013, you don't have a subscription version; that would be Office 365. But the two most common causes of the "selection is locked" message are (1) an unactivated version of Office and (2) a document that is protected in some way, usually for forms using legacy form fields.
Subsequently, question is, how do I get my Microsoft Word back to normal? Change other default settings in the Normal template
- On the File menu, click Open.
- In the Open dialog box, browse to the folder that contains the Normal. dotm file.
- Double-click Normal. dotm.
- In the Normal template, make the changes that you want.
- Save and close the Normal template. Tips:
Thereof, how do you unlock a locked Word document?
Unlock a protected document
- On the Review tab, in the Protect group, click Restrict Editing.
- In the Restrict Editing task pane, click Stop Protection.
- If you are prompted to provide a password, type the password.
Can't type in MS Word?
- Unblock the document from Properties. Save the document to your computer or hard drive.
- Use an alternative to Microsoft Word.
- Use Word Online.
- Check if you're using a Trial Version.
- Use Undo (CTRL+Z)
- Assign permissions/Remove protection.
- Check if another user has the document open.
