Enable editing in your document If you receive or open a document and can't make any changes, it might be Open for viewing only in Protected View. One of the options below can help you:

To edit a PDF, open it in Word. This works best with PDFs that are mostly text. PDFs of book chapters or something that looks like a manuscript from a copier won't be formatted well in Word. Go to File > …

You can go to File > Create a Copy, save it with another name, and edit the new document. Or you can ask the document owner to enable editing. You can do these simple tasks in Reading view: If you're …

Whether you're starting from a Microsoft template or updating one of your own, Word's built-in tools help you update templates to suit your needs. To update your template, open the file, make the changes …

After you share your document, collaborators can edit documents, @mention others, and more. Select where you'd like to make changes and start editing. If you've shared your document with others, …

To add or edit text in a PDF that was made in an Office program like Excel or Publisher, start with the original Office file. Open that file in your Office program, make your changes, and then save the file …

When you open a document from a document library in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, you can edit and update these document library properties by clicking File > Info.

Learn how to edit files in a document library either online or offline.

After you scan a document, you can open the document in Word to edit it. How you do this depends on the version of Office that you have installed. Tip: The conversion works best with documents that are …

Use Word on your tablet to select and format text, change line and paragraph spacing, change indentation, and add lists.

In addition to drawing, writing and highlighting, Ink Editor lets you use natural gestures like circling to select and crossing out to delete. Note: Pictures in this article are from Word for Microsoft 365, but …