I am unable to edit, save, or create Microsoft Office files and may receive the following error(s) or no prompt at all:
This Modification is Not Allowed Because the Selection is Locked
This issue may be cause be one or more of the following:
- You are running an expired version of the Microsoft Office trial
- You have not activated your Microsoft Office installation
- The file may be in Protected View
- Open in reading view
To resolve this issue, perform one or more of the following:
- If you are running an expired Microsoft Office trial, you will need to replace it with a full version of Microsoft Office
- If you have not activated your Microsoft Office software you will need to do so using the Microsoft Office product key associated with your installation
- If the document is in Protected View click the Enable Editing button at the top of the document
- Change Print layout view (button in lower right hand corner, next to zoom)
- Try restarting the computer
Note: if you are not receiving a prompt such as
Enable Edit,
Protected View, or any other warning, perform the following:
- Select File from the menu in the upper left
- Select Info along the column on the left
- Locate the Protected View setting to see if this is enabled
- Locate and determine if the PowerPoint file is in Protected View
- If the file is in Protected View, select and review the prompt and select Enable Editing or Edit Anyways