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How do I save a file in Word directly to CD or DVD?
I have a new laptop with Windows XP Professional and Word 2003. I want to
create a file in Word and then save it directly to CD or DVD. When I select drive E (my dvd/cd writer) it says incorrect function and you do not have access to drive E. |
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You don't save a file to a CD. You copy it over using Windows Explorer or
your CD burning software. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "MLZ" wrote in message ... I have a new laptop with Windows XP Professional and Word 2003. I want to create a file in Word and then save it directly to CD or DVD. When I select drive E (my dvd/cd writer) it says incorrect function and you do not have access to drive E. |
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I'm confused. On my desktop I can create a file in Word 2002 (Windows XP
Home) and click File Save As and choose my cd writer drive and it burns the file directly to the CD. I don't have to save it to my hard drive first and then copy it to the CD. You are saying this isn't possible in Word 2003 w/ Win XP Pro? "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: You don't save a file to a CD. You copy it over using Windows Explorer or your CD burning software. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "MLZ" wrote in message ... I have a new laptop with Windows XP Professional and Word 2003. I want to create a file in Word and then save it directly to CD or DVD. When I select drive E (my dvd/cd writer) it says incorrect function and you do not have access to drive E. |
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You should NEVER save it to the disk. Regardless of the program you are
using. You desktop is not a program. That's a different critter. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "MLZ" wrote in message news I'm confused. On my desktop I can create a file in Word 2002 (Windows XP Home) and click File Save As and choose my cd writer drive and it burns the file directly to the CD. I don't have to save it to my hard drive first and then copy it to the CD. You are saying this isn't possible in Word 2003 w/ Win XP Pro? "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: You don't save a file to a CD. You copy it over using Windows Explorer or your CD burning software. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "MLZ" wrote in message ... I have a new laptop with Windows XP Professional and Word 2003. I want to create a file in Word and then save it directly to CD or DVD. When I select drive E (my dvd/cd writer) it says incorrect function and you do not have access to drive E. |
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Correct! This is not possible. The Windows burning tool cannot handle the
transient temporary files that Word creates. Never ever read from, write to or print from floppy with Word. This is the most certain method of ensuring document corruption. Copy to/from the hard disc and work on the document from there. This is equally relevant to other removable media such as CDR/RW. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MLZ wrote: I'm confused. On my desktop I can create a file in Word 2002 (Windows XP Home) and click File Save As and choose my cd writer drive and it burns the file directly to the CD. I don't have to save it to my hard drive first and then copy it to the CD. You are saying this isn't possible in Word 2003 w/ Win XP Pro? "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: You don't save a file to a CD. You copy it over using Windows Explorer or your CD burning software. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "MLZ" wrote in message ... I have a new laptop with Windows XP Professional and Word 2003. I want to create a file in Word and then save it directly to CD or DVD. When I select drive E (my dvd/cd writer) it says incorrect function and you do not have access to drive E. |
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I think the OP means that he/she can do this on her desktop computer but not
on his/her new laptop. Some CD software (such as Adaptec's Easy CD Creator) does have a feature in which you can treat the CD like a floppy (at least in some applications). The limitation to this is that the files are created in a proprietary format that can be read only by computers that have the same software installed. To create a file on the CD that can be opened on any computer, you need to use the disk-burning software to create a data CD the "hard" way. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Correct! This is not possible. The Windows burning tool cannot handle the transient temporary files that Word creates. Never ever read from, write to or print from floppy with Word. This is the most certain method of ensuring document corruption. Copy to/from the hard disc and work on the document from there. This is equally relevant to other removable media such as CDR/RW. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MLZ wrote: I'm confused. On my desktop I can create a file in Word 2002 (Windows XP Home) and click File Save As and choose my cd writer drive and it burns the file directly to the CD. I don't have to save it to my hard drive first and then copy it to the CD. You are saying this isn't possible in Word 2003 w/ Win XP Pro? "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: You don't save a file to a CD. You copy it over using Windows Explorer or your CD burning software. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "MLZ" wrote in message ... I have a new laptop with Windows XP Professional and Word 2003. I want to create a file in Word and then save it directly to CD or DVD. When I select drive E (my dvd/cd writer) it says incorrect function and you do not have access to drive E. |
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"MLZ" wrote
I'm confused. On my desktop I can create a file in Word 2002 (Windows XP Home) and click File Save As and choose my cd writer drive and it burns the file directly to the CD. I don't have to save it to my hard drive first and then copy it to the CD. Your desktop is *on* your hard drive. When you save something to the desktop you *are* saving it to your hard drive. -- Bob Kanyak's Doghouse http://www.kanyak.com |
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Not that I have done it, but saving to a CD AND THEN CLOSING the document is
probably OK. It's trying to continue working with the document, or later trying to open it and work with it from the CD, that is a NO, NO -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Opinicus" wrote in message ... "MLZ" wrote I'm confused. On my desktop I can create a file in Word 2002 (Windows XP Home) and click File Save As and choose my cd writer drive and it burns the file directly to the CD. I don't have to save it to my hard drive first and then copy it to the CD. Your desktop is *on* your hard drive. When you save something to the desktop you *are* saving it to your hard drive. -- Bob Kanyak's Doghouse http://www.kanyak.com |
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Thank you all for your comments. I actually just figured out how to do what
I wanted, though according to some of you this is a no, no. I updated the Nero burning software that came with the new laptop and an application from Nero called INCD that allows you to format a DVD or CD to be able to use it like a floppy. I have now formatted a DVD+RW, created a file in Word 2003, saved it directly to drive E:, my DVD writer, and have been able to close the file, re-open the file, change the file, re-save the file, etc. all directly from the DVD+RW. Haven't tried to open it on my desktop yet but that's next. "Doug Robbins" wrote: Not that I have done it, but saving to a CD AND THEN CLOSING the document is probably OK. It's trying to continue working with the document, or later trying to open it and work with it from the CD, that is a NO, NO -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Opinicus" wrote in message ... "MLZ" wrote I'm confused. On my desktop I can create a file in Word 2002 (Windows XP Home) and click File Save As and choose my cd writer drive and it burns the file directly to the CD. I don't have to save it to my hard drive first and then copy it to the CD. Your desktop is *on* your hard drive. When you save something to the desktop you *are* saving it to your hard drive. -- Bob Kanyak's Doghouse http://www.kanyak.com |
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How do I save a file in Word directly to CD or DVD?
I had a similar problem tring to save the File Transfer Wizard in WiN XP to a
CD... Try Right-Clicking once on the file that you already have saved in WORD or elsewhere, watch for a drop-down box..instead of "SAVE TO", look for "SEND TO"...click on this & see if it gives you the option of sending the file to drive E, or whatever the CD/DVD drive is on your pc. A pop-up box should come up, prompting you to create a cd copy..just make sure you already have a blank CD-R already in the drive, and you have previously selected/highlighted the entire file name (and any sub-files associated with it, if any) You may have to re-save or re-send this file back to My Documents or wherever you originally saved it, later on; maybe not.. I found this out by accident/playing around..see if it works...you may be able to SEND TO drive E, but not SAVE TO it, per se. Howard L, Houston, Tx "MLZ" wrote: I have a new laptop with Windows XP Professional and Word 2003. I want to create a file in Word and then save it directly to CD or DVD. When I select drive E (my dvd/cd writer) it says incorrect function and you do not have access to drive E. |
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