After completing this topic, you will be able to open and edit a locked document.
Steps:
Notice the Lock icons next to documents in the folder. The documents are locked because they are checked out to another user.
Step 1Open the locked Changing the Page Setup topic.
Double-click the Changing the Page Setup list item.
Step 2Since the document is locked, the Developer opens the server copy. The server copy may not contain the most recent edits to the topic that have been made by the author who checked out the document.
Step 3Select the Explanation frame.
Click the X frame.
Step 4Change the background color of the bubble to blue.
Click the Background color button.
Step 5Select the light blue in the top row.
Click the Light Blue option (1st row, 5th column).
Step 6Click the OK button.
Step 7Save the topic.
Click the File menu.
Step 8Click the Save command.
Step 9You are notified that the check out failed because it is checked out to another user.
Click the OK button.
Step 10The Save As dialog box opens allowing you to save the document with a new name and to another location in the Library.
Step 11Save the document with the name Changing the Page Setup_2 to the /WP/Tools folder.
To save time we have changed to the /WP/Tools folder for you and entered the new document name.
Step 12Click the Save button.
Step 13Click the tab Close button to close the Changing the Page Setup_2 topic.
Step 14The topic is saved to the selected folder and checked out to you.
Step 15After completing this topic, you are able to open and edit a locked document.