Open a file
To open a file, use one of the following methods:
•If MyOffice Text is selected as the default application to open files of the appropriate format, double-click the file with the left mouse button.
•Right-click the file. Run Open with context menu option and select the MyOffice Text application in the opened list of applications.
•Open MyOffice Text and follow the steps below:
1.In the File menu, select Open or press 
Cmd+O.
2.In the File manager window that appears, select the desired file and click Open.
•Open MyOffice Text and drag the document or its shortcut from the operating system file manager window to the open application window. You can open up to 32 files at a time by dragging and dropping them into the application window.
View-only file
If the Read-only property is set for a file by the OS tools, then: •This file is opened in the View mode. •A notification “The document is view-only” is displayed on the Toolbar. The file is opened in the Edit mode if you work with it using the WebDAV protocol or if it has the *.docm extension.
In the View mode, you cannot make changes to the document or change its formatting. If necessary, you can create a copy of this document that can be edited. To do this, click Edit a Copy on the Toolbar. A copy of the document will open in a new application window. To save the file copy, follow the steps described in the Save a file section. |
File is being used by another application
If the file is opened for editing in another application, then: •This file is opened in the View mode. •The Toolbar displays a notification that the document is opened in another application. The file is opened in the Edit mode if it is open in another application, but no lock file has been created by that application.
In the View mode, you cannot make changes to the document or change its formatting. To edit a document, do one of the following: •Finish working with the document in another application. Then, in MyOffice Text, click Check Availability on the Toolbar. If working with a document in another application is not completed, the pop-up message “Document still in use” will be displayed. If the work is completed, the document will switch to the Edit mode. •Create an editable copy of the document. To do this, in MyOffice Text, on the Toolbar, click Edit a Copy. A copy of the document will open in a new application window. To save the file copy, follow the steps described in the Save a file section. |
File is opened by another user
When you try to open a local document opened by another user on the same computer, a dialog box is displayed that contains: •Information about the user who is currently working with this document. •Open a Copy button to create an editable copy of the document. •Close button to finish working with the document. |
