Microsoft Office/Opening a Word File as Read Only

Open a file as read only with the main menu

 * 1) Click on File -> Open...
 * 2) Select the Word file
 * 3) Click on the arrow on the "Open" button
 * 4) Click on "Open as read only"

Open a file as read only from Windows Explorer with Shift key

 * 1) In Windows Explorer, hold down the Shift key and right click your file.
 * 2) You can now "Open as Read-Only" or "Open in Protected View"

Open a file as read only from Windows Explorer without Shift key

 * 1) In Windows Explorer, click on Tools -> Folder options -> File types
 * 2) Select the file type "DOC"
 * 3) The buttons "Modify" and "Advanced" should appear (if the buttons "Modify" and "Restore" appear, you need to restore the default configuration)
 * 4) Click on "Advanced"
 * 5) Click on "New"
 * 6) In action, write
 * 7) In application used to perform action, write   (adapt the path to your installation folder)
 * 8) Check "Use DDE"
 * 9) In DDE message, write
 * 10) In DDE Application Not Running, empty the field
 * 11) In topic, write
 * 12) Click on "OK"
 * 13) Click on "OK" again
 * 14) Click on "Close"

Now, to open the file in read-only mode, right-click on the file and select Open (read-only)