Hi Leonard, Try 1 of the following:
http://www.gwmicro.com/Support/Knowledge_Base/?kbnumber=GWKB2049 GWKB2049 : Exit Protected View In Microsoft Office Author: Jeremy Curry When a document is in Protected View, you will not be able to read or edit the document. When this happens, you will hear "Protected View" announced after the file name. Documents will open in Protected View if Office 2010 or 2013 determine that the file originated from the internet or a potentially unsafe location (such as a shared folder on your local network or an email attachment). To exit Protected View, perform the following steps: 1. Press F6 2. Tab to the Enable Editing button 3. Press Enter If you find that the above steps are not working for you, there is an alternate way to exit Protected View. To use this method, perform the following steps: 1. Press Alt 2. Press F to open the File button 3. Press I to focus the Info tab 4. Press E to activate the Enable Editing button You will then exit Protected View and you can begin working with the document. For a video tutorial on how to turn off Protected View, please visit http://www.gwmicro.com/Training/Tutorials/. Permanently Disable Protected View It is possible to completely turn off Protected View, so that you do not need to turn it off on a per document basis. To permanently disable Protected View, perform the following steps: 1. Press Alt-F to open the File button 2. Press T to open Options 3. Down Arrow to Trust Center 4. Press Alt-T to activate the Trust Center Settings button 5. Down Arrow to Protected View 6. Tab to the Enable Protected View for files originating from the Internet check box 7. Press Space to uncheck the box 8. Tab to the Enable Protected View for files located in potentially unsafe locations check box 9. Press Space to uncheck the box 10. Tab to the Enable Protected View for Outlook attachments check box 11. Press Space to uncheck the box 12. Tab to the OK button 13. Press Enter and the Trust Center dialog will close 14. Tab to the OK button 15. Press Enter and the Word Options dialog will close Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! ----- Original Message ----- From: Sachin To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 6:03 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] protective mode in ms office 2013 Hi, to unprotect a document, try this, hit alt f , tab twice then you will hear something like, enable editing or unprotect document now, Pres enter The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Frost A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness; but still will keep a bower quiet for us, and a sleep full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.. Keats On 5/16/2016 11:47 AM, leonard morris wrote: > How do I unprotect or protect a ms office 2013 document? > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
