Apr 16, 2018 Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.word.plist, and move the file to the desktop. Start Word, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, exit Microsoft Word, and then restore the com.microsoft.word.prefs.plist file to its original location. Then, go to the next step.
2018-4-16 Open Microsoft, and then open Office 2011. Drag the following file to the desktop: Microsoft Excel Toolbars; Note If you do not locate this file, Excel is using default preferences. Open Excel for Mac 2011, and try to save a file. If the problem continues to occur, quit Excel, and restore the file to its original location. Go to method 5.

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Aug 12, 2017 unable to open/edit/save files because they're marked 'read only' when they aren't problem in MS office word, excel and other programs? Try these two alternative methods to fix your problem.

Microsoft Word Won't Let Me Save To Desktop Mac Free

Hello, the_lil. I don't work in 64-bit Office, but I'm guessing that this possibly could be causing the disconnect, if the document was created in 32, or if a compatibility issue from a much earlier version of Word could be interfering. You don't mention in which version the document was created.
Otherwise, sometimes a single element in a long document hangs up a process; but without the document, guessing is pointless. Depending on what is in your document (graphics, tables, etc.) and how much formatting would have to be redone, you could consider copying the contents into a plain text file (which will not accept table formatting or graphics), then copy this into a newly created .docx and reformat as needed. Then copy tables and graphics into a separate new .docx and see if it will save. If yes, copy them into the new .docx with the text where they should go. If it won't save, you may have to try one by one to see where the problem lies.
This may seem laborious -- well, it is laborious -- but sometimes a half hour, or a few hours, spent on such methods saves hours of frustration adn is the best investement.
I'd be interested to know how this works out for you.
Best,
Ulo