Commands on the Ribbon are disabled by the administrator

Symptoms

You try to use a command on the ribbon, but the command is disabled or unavailable.

Possible cause

It’s possible that your administrator has disabled this command through group policy.

Other possible causes are:

You don't have permission to the file

The file is in Reduced Functionality Mode

The file opened in Protected View

Resolution

Contact your administrator. If you are the administrator, see the Office 2010 Resource Kit.