How do I unlock Xrefs?

[Erika Epstein]

I received 5 dwgs that seem to be Xrefs with site information.
I am unable to edit them. Any element I select gives me the following message:

"this is an item of an attached Xref file and cannot be edited"

I have checked that the translator is set to editable and that all elements and layers are unlocked and ungrouped.
I've tried opening them in AC9 with the same results.


What am I doing wrong?
Do I need to instruct them to embed somehow, and if so please explain the correct terminology, the xrefs into a dwg so I can work with the elements?

Thanks in advance,
All help welcome,
Erika

[Djordje]

Erika wrote:
Packing,
that's the term I was looking for.

You should tell them to eTransmit. Fonts, etc come along, in a neat ZIP package.

[Erika Epstein]

Djordje wrote:

Erika wrote:
Packing,
that's the term I was looking for.

You should tell them to eTransmit. Fonts, etc come along, in a neat ZIP package.

Djordje,
Always 10 steps ahead of the rest of us.
They eTransmitted everything and now DWGs open just fine.

Thanks