Word Documents are staying "Locked"

[GRCNC]

You would need to add protection i.e., No Changes - Read Only" to the document and then create editable regions if you need to edit only parts of the file.

Here is what I put in my code before the "Unload Me".

thanks Greg!

ActiveDocument.Protect Password:="pw1234", NoReset:=False, Type:=wdAllowOnlyReading, UseIRM:=False, EnforceStyleLock:=False