This is not your documennt; it is the "owner file." See €œDescription of how
Word creates temporary files€� at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632

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"woryn" wrote in message
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After I save a file using Word 2003, Word changes the first two characters
of
the name to ~$. The Word icon next to the file name also appears grayed
out.
Here is an example. I save a file as Document1, but when it is displayed
in
my folder it shows as ~$cument1.doc. Has anyone else had this issue and
is
there a way to fix it?