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1 In Excel, select â File â and click Save As. 2  Choose â Tools General Options â at the bottom of the window. 3  Select the check-box for â Read-only recommended â, then select â OK 4  â. Select â Save 5  â. If prompted, choose â Yes â to update the file with the read-only setting.f you have a file that is sensitive to changes, you can force Excel 2013 or 2010 to prompt the user to open as Read Only whenever they attempt to open the file. Hereâs how to enable this setting. 1  In Excel, select â File â and click Save As. 2  Choose â Tools General Options â at the bottom of the window.
Before opening the Document, right click on the document, click on properties, and uncheck the Read-only option(A tick mark will be shown when the document will be in read-only mode). Then click on OK. Now open the document and do whatever you want. Read-Only option is to restrict the permission to edit it.lso, if you have files that are locked up in the new Word 2010 file format (.docx), hereâs a possibility for salvaging them. Microsoft offers a free Compatibility pack that allows earlier versions of Word (and Microsoft Works) to read and write Word 2010 files.