Status bar displays 'Read-only' or 'This view is read-only'

The selected cell, column, row, or the entire view is read-only. You cannot edit a cell, column, or row that is marked read-only. If the entire view is read-only, you cannot edit any portion of the view.

Portions of a view, or an entire view, might be read-only due to one or more of the following reasons:

• Certain columns, such as Created By and Modified, are always read-only. Values for these columns are entered automatically.
• The changes you made to the selected row or column have been submitted to the server. If there is no conflict or error, you will be able to edit the row or column after the changes have been saved.
• There is an unresolved conflict or error in the selected row or column. Resolve the conflict or error before attempting to edit the selected row or column.
• The list is set up to require content approval, and you are viewing the list in the All Items view.
• In the My Submissions view of a list that requires content approval, the Approval Status and Comment column are read-only. Only a user with Manage Lists right can edit these two columns.
• Attachments are read-only in a list that requires content approval. You cannot view or edit attachments in any of the views.
• The document in the current row has been checked out by a user. You cannot edit the columns in the row until the user checks the document in.
• You do not have permission to edit the column or row. Contact the list author for more information.