Microsoft Word User's Manual/Course 1/Part 4

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[edit] Open a file as read only with the main menu (tested on Microsoft Office Word 2003)

1. Click on File -> Open...
2. Select the Word file
3. Click on the arrow on the "Open" button
4. Click on "Open as read only"

[edit] Open a file as read only from Windows Explorer (Windows XP) (tested on Microsoft Office Word 2003 and 2007)

1. In Windows Explorer, click on Tools -> Folder options -> File types
2. Select the file type "DOC"
3. The buttons "Modify" and "Advanced" should appear (if the buttons "Modify" and "Restore" appear, you need to restore the default configuration)
4. Click on "Advanced"
5. Click on "New"
6. In action, write Open (read-only)
7. In application used to perform action, write "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE" %1 /h /n /dde (adapt the path to your installation folder)
8. Check "Use DDE"
9. In DDE message, write [AppShow][REM _DDE_ReadWriteOnSave][FileOpen .Name="%1",.Revert=0,.ReadOnly=1]
10. In DDE Application Not Running, empty the field
11. In topic, write System
12. Click on "OK"
13. Click on "OK" again
14. Click on "Close"

Now, to open the file in read-only mode, right-click on the file and select Open (read-only)