I never want read-only but my docs keep coming up with it. Why and how do I specify write enabled on the whole document?
I have the same problem. Can anyone help?
I have just had the same problem on a Mac. The document remains locked even if saved as DOCX and moved to a Windows machine.
The culprit was this setting, weird as it looks.
Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > Compatibility > Protect Form
This behaviour is documented in the LibreOffice Wiki (which is where I found the tip).
That helped, but once. If I save the document, the next time when I open again, it shows only read mode. That strangely happens only to docx file format.
No, it does not have any effect on my Ubuntu 20.04.
- Quick cheat, useful if you upen really read-only file (mail attachment or url for example) - Menu: Edit - Edit mode
- If you open local file. Check you have write permissions and read-only flag not set for file.
- Read-only mode by default can be set in document properties (File - Properties - Security)
I have just had the same problem on a Mac. The document remains locked even if saved as DOCX and moved to a Windows machine.
The culprit was this setting, weird as it looks.
Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > Compatibility > Protect Form
This behaviour is documented in the LibreOffice Wiki (which is where I found the tip).
Win 10
Had the same issue. My desktop link to my password-protected file would only open in “Read Only” mode. In my case, the desktop link pointed to the file location on my home network. [desktop link to the network location of a file stored on the local SSD].
My solution was to delete the existing desktop shortcut, then resend a shortcut to my desktop.
[R click the file - Send To - Desktop (Create Shortcut)]
On a Mac, the issue comes up if you save your document in an iCloud-mapped directory. Try saving it to a local directory under your home directory. I just did this, and I could open the file just fine, without the warnings about a lock missing and having to open it read only. I then copied it over to an iCloud directory, and it was still fine, not read-only.