How to unlock microsoft word document

I was typing up a Microsoft document and then my laptop died and when it turned back on and I opened my word document I was no longer allowed to type as a message saying 'You can't make this change because the selection is locked'. Help, what do I do? I've googled answers, but nothing is helpful.


Thank You!!!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Jan 22, 2021 5:46 AM

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Jan 24, 2021 4:38 PM in response to Paige Leigh

Hello Paige,


It sounds as though you're having issues typing in an existing word document as it's stating that it's locked. To clarify, are you having issues with all Word documents, or this one specific document?


You may find some great tips for unlocking the document outlined in the following article as well.


"The document is locked for editing by another user" error message when you try to open a document in Word


If you continue to have issues after those steps you may want to contact Microsoft via their Welcome to Microsoft Support website.


Take care!

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