<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="hide">If this icon is pressed (but not hidden) or if you select this command, you can edit the current document or database table.</help:help-text><help:key-word value="write protection; activating/deactivating" tag="kw65971_1"/><help:key-word value="protected documents; editing" tag="kw65971_4"/><help:key-word value="documents; read-only" tag="kw65971_3"/><help:key-word value="read-only documents; editing" tag="kw65971_2"/>Use this function to activate/deactivate the edit mode.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The document you opened indicates on the title bar that it has been opened with write-protection. This means, for example, that you have opened it from a CD-ROM or from a network drive to which you are not authorized to write, or that someone else on the network has already opened the document.</p>
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<p class="P2">Click the <span class="T1">Edit File </span><text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>icon on the function bar. <text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>You are asked if you want to edit a copy of the document. Answer yes to the question. You can edit the copy and save it to where you have write authority.</p>