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although the details varies depending on the application used, the general thing to do is to go to File then choose "Save As", and save the files as a new name. note: you may need to expand the menu (by clicking on the arrows pointing down at the bottom of the File menu to see the Save As choice. once its saved then you can right click the file within Explorer and choose properties and uncheck the read only box then it won't be read only anymore.
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You am unable to change an excel file once it is copied to my cd-rw it says read-only it has a mind of it's own how can I copy an excel file to a cd-rw and it not be a read-only?
Open the file, immediately save it to somewhere on your hard disk. Then make the changes and save them to hard disk. When you're done, copy the file to a CD-RW.
Unable to save excel or word it says read only?
Most likely : Someone else on the network is already using the file. Ask them to close it & then reopen the file. (The error message normally indicates which person is using the file.)
I made a new game on Pokemon platinum and im trying to save but it says their is already a save so it is impossable to save what do you do?
you can save your new game but you will lose your other file because you can only have one file per game
Your computer says your pictures are on your psp but your psp says you don't have any?
One possible answer could be that you didn't save the pictures into a file format that the psp can read, try looking at the file format and then look at the psp compatible files.
How can you play games on Nintendo DS that the save file could not be accessed?
I have read to delete the .sav file from your memory card and try another download. same here! it wont play some games. it says save data could not be found
How do you delete your save file on Pokemon emerald?
on the menu list where it says continue game, down you will find a box that says new game you press it save and press yes and you will delete the other file and have a new file.
What do you do when it says read like this on the wall on spy island?
on spy island on the wall it says file x: read like this sideways. you can get the file x from a spy hiding in the bushes. if you read the file down it says: don't trust Dr. d ,because he is the head of the evil scheme
How do you save documents?
click the file button in the uppermost part in the screen then then click save as then find a folder where to save your file. after that there is a box in the bottom tha says file name and then type the file name of your document. then after that click the save button in the lower left part of the screen
How do you save a picture that has been sent to you?
you click left onto the part that says "save attachment" then you select the file where you want to save it to, you click again and it will be saved into that file.
What do you do when you try to save your Windows Movie Maker video on save movie file and it says cannot save the movie maker?
Try Publishing or Finishing the movie instead of Saving it.Saving only 'saves the project file'. And that feature is known to be rather persnickety on many versions of Windows Movie Maker.
When you burn to cd-rw or cd-r you are unable to transfer it to the hard drive it says that it is Read Only what do you do to be able to transfer it back to the hard drive?
Once you save data to a CD and burn the disk you must open the file(s) that you want and re-save them to your hard drive. Then you can make changes to the files. To save them to a CD again you will have to copy them to a fresh CD and burn that CD to save the files there.
How do you change a scan picture to JPEG?
Try your "Save As" function and then where it says "type of file" look for *.jpg or *.jpeg. If it's there then your computer has the software to store the image in that format. If not, you may need to buy software, but most computers read at least jpegs.
