![]() The document is accessible on a network and a different user has the document open.For instance, the power to your machine was interrupted for some reason. Word was shut down improperly and the owner file could not be deleted. ![]() If you see the error message described at the beginning of this tip, it means that one of three conditions exists: It is a temporary file (it is deleted when you close the document) that holds the login name of the person that opened the document. The owner file is a way for Word to realize who has the document open at the current time. For instance, if you try to open a document named BigBudget.doc, then Word creates an owner file with the name ~$gBudget.doc. Its name consists of a tilde (~) followed by a dollar sign ($) and then the rest of the file name of the document you are opening. ![]() This file is created in the same folder as the document you are opening. When you open a document, Word creates what is known as an owner file for the document. To understand what happened, it is helpful to understand a little of how Word (all current versions except Word 97) opens documents. ![]() What would you do if you started a new session with Word, and then went to open a document, only to see a message stating that the document you want to open is "locked for editing by another user?" Word gives you the option to open a read-only version of the document, but you want to edit the real document.
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