Hi Dennis, Thank you for responding to my request for help. I am able to create a document, save it on my flash drive - bring it up again from the flash drive, edit it and save it to the flash drive just as if I were using my hard drive. That is why I was so surprised when I got the message about it being a read-only file. I have never had that happen before. However, I am going to use a different program so I don't have to worry about it any more. Thank you again for responding to my post. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Turner To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 3:21 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Need a bit of help Hi Janet Apologies in advance if I have misunderstood your message but it is possible to edit and save files or documents on flash/thumb drives with a copy (using the same file name) of the file on the computer's hard drive or with the master file on the computer hard drive and a copy of the file/document (using the same file name) on a flash drive. In all cases it is important that the read only attribute (found in the file properties) on the main or original file is not ticked. If the attribute is ticked, deselect the tick, apply the change and click OK. To summarise. 1. The main or master copy on main computer can be edited and copied to flash drive. 2. The copy on the flash drive can be edited either on the main computer or another computer (with the appropriate program installed) and copied to the main computer. The above also applies if the master copy is on the flash drive. If this helps I would be happy to post a step by step guide to the procedure. RecumbentDennis in Chester UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Heck" <geheck@embarqmail.com> To: <gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Need a bit of help > Thank you for replying to my post. With every other document I have saved > to the "flash" drive I have been able to bring it up and make changes and > save the changes in the document to the same file name. However, when my > regular r/w drive - when it says read only I cannot make changes. I have > never had this happen before. At any rate, thank you for responding. I > appreciate your help. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: raking.leaves2@gmail.com > To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 4:14 PM > Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Need a bit of help > > > Hi Janet > I have not had any experience with flash drives, but I would have to say > that anything you put on it is "read only". You have to copy it back to > your > hard drive to make changes (you may need to right click on the name of > file > [before opening it] and select properties and uncheck "read only" in the > attributes box and click apply), then re-save it to the flash with a new > name or add a number to the first one. > > Helen > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gen-comp-tips-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:gen-comp-tips-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janet Heck > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 1:46 PM > To: Computer Tips List > Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Need a bit of help > > I am trying to put a recipe book together for our family and wonder if > anyone out there can help me. I am using Microsoft word and have found > the > directions on how to create a folded booklet. But when I tried to save > it > to my flash drive, I got a message that it would be saved as a read only > file. I don't want this as I may have to make some changes as I go > along. > Got any suggestions. > > I can be reached at geheck@embarqmail.com > > Janet Heck -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am not sure it is the saving program's fault. It could be that the sub-folder is write protected or the file itself. (Write protected and Read only are the same things, just said by people with different memory spans.) Either way, right click on the file or folder and choose Properties, If there is a check mark in the Hidden box, click the box to make it go away. Then load the file. By the way: Files sent to CDs are automatically write protected, files sent to flash memory drives are not and can be edited there on the flash drive. If you copy a file from a CD to your hard drive, it will still be write protected until you remove the read only attribute. Alfred D. Eller http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adelr/index.htm ======================================= Janet Heck wrote: > Hi Dennis, > > Thank you for responding to my request for help. I am able to create a document, save it on my flash drive - bring it up again from the flash drive, edit it and save it to the flash drive just as if I were using my hard drive. That is why I was so surprised when I got the message about it being a read-only file. I have never had that happen before. However, I am going to use a different program so I don't have to worry about it any more. > > Thank you again for responding to my post. > Janet