Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Word app for iPad won't allow me to edit document?


I am trying to edit a Word document on my iPad, opened through Dropbox and then opened with Microsoft Word. When I attempt to edit it wants me to convert the format (which I cannot do without upgrading to Office 365.)

The error message I get is "This document has certain edit capabilities that have been locked." I have double-checked and the original file is NOT locked in any way for editing.

It does have embedded fonts - is that the problem?

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