Unlock a Master Document From the Master Document

To unlock a master document from the master document itself, you don't need to know from which project copy it was locked. However, you can find out easily with the Show Project Copies command described in Show Master And Project Copies.

ClosedPowerWeb Procedures

To unlock a master document from the master document itself:

  • Choose one of the following options:

    • From the ribbon:

      1. Select the project copy to which the master document is locked.

      2. In the Project ribbon, in the Locks group, click Unlock from Project.

    • From the context menu:

      1. Right-click the project copy to which the master document is locked.

      2. Point to Project, point to Locks, then click Unlock from Project.

    • From the Thumbnails view:

      1. Right-click the thumbnail of the project copy to which the master document is locked.

      2. Point to Project, point to Locks, then click Unlock from Project.

ClosedPowerUser Procedures

Use these steps for PowerUser.

To unlock a master document from the master document itself:

  1. Select the master document to be unlocked.

  2. From the Document menu, select Managed Change (Master/Project Copy), and click Unlock from Folder (Unlock from Project).

    The red lock icon next to the master document in the Navigation view will disappear and its Locked property will be set to No, indicating that the document has been unlocked.

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