Unlocked Numbers file shown as locked on shared account

I am trying to facilitate a shared access to a Numbers spreadsheet for two people to be able to update content. It is unlocked and placed in the Public folder with read & write access for the specific user.
However, in trying to update the file in the shared account, a dialogue box appears AS IF the file were locked, offering the choice to unlock or duplicate. Selecting unlock does not work, leaving only an option to duplicate. As mentioned, this file is NOT locked--but Mavericks will not permit editing from the shared account.
Can anyone suggest a fix?

A Numbers document may contain 255 sheets (or 256 ?).
Each sheet may contain 255 tables (or 256 ?).
A formula in table T1 of sheet S1 may grab an info from table T2 of sheet S2.
The only problem would be the speed.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE dimanche 8 mars 2009 21:49:55)

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