{"id":438,"date":"2018-11-24T22:16:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T22:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alandaletraining.com\/software-tips\/?p=438"},"modified":"2018-11-24T22:17:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T22:17:46","slug":"438","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alandaletraining.com\/software-tips\/2018\/11\/24\/438\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark a file Read Only"},"content":{"rendered":"

On occasion you may have a file that you want to open and use but you want to be sure you don’t accidentally save any changes.\u00a0 Maybe it is the final version of a report created in Word or a budget created in Excel.<\/p>\n

In my case, I have a sign-in sheet I use for my one-day courses.\u00a0 I usually open the blank form, fill in the date, course name and attendee names then print the form and close without saving changes.\u00a0 Sometimes in an absentminded moment, I click on Save through force of habit.\u00a0 Not a huge deal as I can delete the data and save a blank version again but it\u2019s a nuisance.<\/p>\n

To prevent a file being accidentally updated, you can make it Read-only.\u00a0 If you click on Save when you are using a Read-only file, the Save As dialog box opens.\u00a0 Many applications have a way to make a file Read-only but here is a universal solution, courtesy of the Windows operation system.<\/p>\n

First find the file you want to mark Read-only.\u00a0 You\u00a0can use File Explorer, My Computer or the Open or Save As dialog box of your favourite Office program.<\/p>\n

To mark a file Read-only:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Locate the file and Right-click on it<\/li>\n
  2. Select Properties
    \n\"\"<\/li>\n
  3. Click on the Read-only check box at the bottom of the dialog box<\/li>\n
  4. Click on OK<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now when you open the file, the Title Bar at the top of the window will say (Read-only).\u00a0 Read-only prevents you from updating the file on disk.\u00a0 You can still open the file and edit it but if you want to save the changes you need to create a new file.<\/p>\n

    To make the file updatable again, simply repeat the above steps and clear the Read-only check box.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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