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PUB98: Read-Only Publisher File Opens in Single Session Only

Article ID: 178798

Article Last Modified on 11/10/1999

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SUMMARY

If you change the attributes of a Publisher document to read-only, you cannot open more than one session of the document at a time. This is by design.

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Most Windows-based applications allow you to open more than one session of a file if it is a read-only file. For example, if an Excel worksheet document is read-only, it can be opened simultaneously from several workstations (though no changes can be made to it). A Microsoft Publisher document marked as read-only can be opened only in one session at a time. If an attempt is made to open a second session of a read-only Publisher document, the following message appears:
The file is already being used in another Publisher session. Press F1 now if you want more information.

Additional query words: pub98 98 pub_98 publisher98 pub5 mspub98

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