[libreoffice-users] Why is a file 'locked for editing'?
Greetings, Help > About LibreOffice says I'm using: LibreOffice 3.3.2 OOO330m19 (Build:202) tag libreoffice-3.3.2.2, Ubuntu package 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu2~lucid1 I'll try to supply other information if it's needed. Problem is that a word processing file I'm trying to edit says it's 'locked for editing.' Two questions: 1.) How did I lock it? and 2.) How do I go about unlocking it? TIA for any suggestions. -- Last Will and Testament: Being of sound mind, I spent all my money. <>< Earl -- -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Why is a file 'locked for editing'?
Hello, On Mon, 16 May 2011 15:42:46 -0500 Earl Melton wrote: > Greetings, > > Help > About LibreOffice says I'm using: LibreOffice 3.3.2 OOO330m19 > (Build:202) tag libreoffice-3.3.2.2, Ubuntu package > 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu2~lucid1 I'll try to supply other information if it's > needed. > > Problem is that a word processing file I'm trying to edit says it's > 'locked for editing.' Two questions: 1.) How did I lock it? and 2.) How > do I go about unlocking it? TIA for any suggestions. The locking is done automatically by the software, so that two users cannot work together on the same file and one overwriting the changes of the other. To unlock change first the setting within nautilus to show the hidden files. Then go into the same directory, where your file is and you'll see there a file with a similar name that ends in .lck. Delete this file and you can edit your original file again as before. I believe, this will help. Sigrid -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Why is a file 'locked for editing'?
- Original Message > From: Sigrid Carrera > To: users@libreoffice.org > Sent: Mon, May 16, 2011 4:14:53 PM > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Why is a file 'locked for editing'? > > Hello, > > On Mon, 16 May 2011 15:42:46 -0500 > Earl Melton wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > Help > About LibreOffice says I'm using: LibreOffice 3.3.2 OOO330m19 > > (Build:202) tag libreoffice-3.3.2.2, Ubuntu package > > 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu2~lucid1 I'll try to supply other information if it's > > needed. > > > > Problem is that a word processing file I'm trying to edit says it's > > 'locked for editing.' Two questions: 1.) How did I lock it? and 2.) How > > do I go about unlocking it? TIA for any suggestions. > > The locking is done automatically by the software, so that two users cannot >work together on the same file and one overwriting the changes of the other. > > > To unlock change first the setting within nautilus to show the hidden files. >Then go into the same directory, where your file is and you'll see there a >file >with a similar name that ends in .lck. Delete this file and you can edit your >original file again as before. > > > I believe, this will help. > > Sigrid Thank you Sigrid. That worked! -- Last Will and Testament: Being of sound mind, I spent all my money. <>< Earl -- -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
