How to edit a read-only document in LibreOffice?

I need to fill a form (which I received in .doc format and saved as .odt). The file is read-only except for the fields where I can enter the information. Unfortunately, with the fields filled it doesn't fit on one page, and I need to edit it so I can print and submit it.

With LibreOffice beta 3, I could edit anything outside of the fields, and the fonts were slightly smaller, so it fit on the page even with the fields filled. Today I upgraded LibreOffice, and when I opened to edit a field where I had a mistake, it no longer fits on the page, and I can't edit it. When I opened the properties it says that the document is NOT read-only, but it is. When I try to delete text it tells me that I can't edit the read-only content.

Can anyone give me some advice, because I've been trying to print my form for 2 hours already.

I tried AbiWord and KWord, but both are missing elements from the page (though the forms fit). I can also edit the margins (Format -> Page is dimmed, but when I begin to edit a field it's no longer dimmed)med

Solution 1:

You have to turn "Design mode On" in order to make changes on the document.

Enable the form toolbar through the option View -> Toolbars -> Form Design in the main menu, and the button for toggling design mode on/off appears.

Solution 2:

I was having a similar problem, trying to edit a .doc file, and activating "Design Mode On" didn't help it.

I was able to edit it only after saving it as a Word 97/2000/XP/2003 (.doc) and then doing a sequence of disabling and enabling again edit again, through clicking the button "Edit File" (in the default toolbar, sits at right of the Send Document as E-Mail).