Photoshop CS3 Cursor Problem

Hello,
I have been playing around with my College's copy of Photoshop CS3 and have stumbled across a bit of a problem. It seems that I have managed to lock my Photoshop file from all editing as I am unable to use any tool apart from the Hand Tool.
I haven't got a clue how to fit it.
Any Ideas
Thanks in Advance.
Josh

Thank you for that.
I will have a go at restarting my PC and various other combinations of open programs to see what works.
Thanks
Josh

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