My Writer just went into the "read only" mode. How do I exit this so that I can edit my document?

[RShaw]

Writer 5.0.0.5 and MAC OS 10.10.5

[chonohor]

If you mean that your document is in read-only mode and cannot be edited, the simple solution is to press “saves as” and give the document another name. From then on you’ll be able to edit it.