Thread: [Solved] Use macro on form activate attached to read only file
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Old 03-02-2017, 12:09 AM
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A macro can't change the Windows Explorer read-only attribute of an opened file. If you don't want users to edit the files, you should use Word's own read-only recommended option (see under Save As>Tools>General). Alternatively - and perhaps preferably in this case - save the document as a Word Template, which means the users will actually be creating a new document each time they double-click on the file.
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