Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function in Word 2000
and noticed that the date on the original file says July 1st but the backup
copy says June 24. Shouldn't the dates be the same?
--


Many thanks
JD

It is not true backup but the version of the file before you saved. If you
want a true backup, see http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function in Word
2000 and noticed that the date on the original file says July 1st but
the backup copy says June 24. Shouldn't the dates be the same?

Thank you Graham. Very helpful
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It is not true backup but the version of the file before you saved. If you
want a true backup, see http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function in Word
2000 and noticed that the date on the original file says July 1st but
the backup copy says June 24. Shouldn't the dates be the same?

Graham

This is new to me so can I please ask a follow up question, or two?

So using your macro method you CAN save to a removable media? Or should the
save location be on the hard drive?

Does burning files in Nero to a CDR disc also risk file corruption?

Can you tell me how to create a new save icon as in your own example?


--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It is not true backup but the version of the file before you saved. If you
want a true backup, see http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function in Word
2000 and noticed that the date on the original file says July 1st but
the backup copy says June 24. Shouldn't the dates be the same?

Always save the backup to a hard drive location (this is highlighted in red
on the web page). You can copy the file to CDR for archival purposes later
(using Nero etc). It is the saving from Word that risks file corruption,
because of the way Word uses temporary files. Always work from the hard
drive. (You could use a removable -USB2 - hard drive without problem).

The icon was copied from the normal 'save' icon and recoloured using the
icon editing tools available from tools customize.


Jackie D wrote:
Graham

This is new to me so can I please ask a follow up question, or two?

So using your macro method you CAN save to a removable media? Or
should the save location be on the hard drive?

Does burning files in Nero to a CDR disc also risk file corruption?

Can you tell me how to create a new save icon as in your own example?



It is not true backup but the version of the file before you saved.
If you want a true backup, see
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function in Word
2000 and noticed that the date on the original file says July 1st
but the backup copy says June 24. Shouldn't the dates be the same?

Sorry to hassle Graham but I'm having a little difficulty with the new icon.
I have copied the icon but I can't seem to paste it. Do I have to re-name it
or something? It would be useful to sit next to the original but I don'tknow
how to achieve this.

Also, At what stage in the macro creation do I link it to the new icon?

Thank you for you patience. This is all new territory for me...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Always save the backup to a hard drive location (this is highlighted in red
on the web page). You can copy the file to CDR for archival purposes later
(using Nero etc). It is the saving from Word that risks file corruption,
because of the way Word uses temporary files. Always work from the hard
drive. (You could use a removable -USB2 - hard drive without problem).

The icon was copied from the normal 'save' icon and recoloured using the
icon editing tools available from tools customize.


Jackie D wrote:
Graham

This is new to me so can I please ask a follow up question, or two?

So using your macro method you CAN save to a removable media? Or
should the save location be on the hard drive?

Does burning files in Nero to a CDR disc also risk file corruption?

Can you tell me how to create a new save icon as in your own example?



It is not true backup but the version of the file before you saved.
If you want a true backup, see
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function in Word
2000 and noticed that the date on the original file says July 1st
but the backup copy says June 24. Shouldn't the dates be the same?

Success.. Graham, I sorted out my icon trouble. And I used your macro to save
to two locations. It appeared to go well but when I tried to save a document
(by selecting my new save button) I got a strange 'debug' error. When I tried
again, I got the following error message:

'The macro cannot be found or has been disabled because of your macro
security settings'

Would you know what is causing this?
--


Many thanks
JD


"Jackie D" wrote:

Sorry to hassle Graham but I'm having a little difficulty with the new icon.
I have copied the icon but I can't seem to paste it. Do I have to re-name it
or something? It would be useful to sit next to the original but I don'tknow
how to achieve this.

Also, At what stage in the macro creation do I link it to the new icon?

Thank you for you patience. This is all new territory for me...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Always save the backup to a hard drive location (this is highlighted in red
on the web page). You can copy the file to CDR for archival purposes later
(using Nero etc). It is the saving from Word that risks file corruption,
because of the way Word uses temporary files. Always work from the hard
drive. (You could use a removable -USB2 - hard drive without problem).

The icon was copied from the normal 'save' icon and recoloured using the
icon editing tools available from tools customize.


Jackie D wrote:
Graham

This is new to me so can I please ask a follow up question, or two?

So using your macro method you CAN save to a removable media? Or
should the save location be on the hard drive?

Does burning files in Nero to a CDR disc also risk file corruption?

Can you tell me how to create a new save icon as in your own example?



It is not true backup but the version of the file before you saved.
If you want a true backup, see
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function in Word
2000 and noticed that the date on the original file says July 1st
but the backup copy says June 24. Shouldn't the dates be the same?

The debug error suggests that you have entered something incorrectly. Most
probably a premature line break - see
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

Set your macro security settings to Medium and to trust installed templates
and add-ins.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Success.. Graham, I sorted out my icon trouble. And I used your macro
to save to two locations. It appeared to go well but when I tried to
save a document (by selecting my new save button) I got a strange
'debug' error. When I tried again, I got the following error message:

'The macro cannot be found or has been disabled because of your macro
security settings'

Would you know what is causing this?

Sorry to hassle Graham but I'm having a little difficulty with the
new icon. I have copied the icon but I can't seem to paste it. Do I
have to re-name it or something? It would be useful to sit next to
the original but I don'tknow how to achieve this.

Also, At what stage in the macro creation do I link it to the new
icon?

Thank you for you patience. This is all new territory for me...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Always save the backup to a hard drive location (this is
highlighted in red on the web page). You can copy the file to CDR
for archival purposes later (using Nero etc). It is the saving from
Word that risks file corruption, because of the way Word uses
temporary files. Always work from the hard drive. (You could use a
removable -USB2 - hard drive without problem).

The icon was copied from the normal 'save' icon and recoloured
using the icon editing tools available from tools customize.


Jackie D wrote:
Graham

This is new to me so can I please ask a follow up question, or two?

So using your macro method you CAN save to a removable media? Or
should the save location be on the hard drive?

Does burning files in Nero to a CDR disc also risk file corruption?

Can you tell me how to create a new save icon as in your own
example?



It is not true backup but the version of the file before you
saved. If you want a true backup, see
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function in
Word 2000 and noticed that the date on the original file says
July 1st but the backup copy says June 24. Shouldn't the dates
be the same?

Hello Graham

I really hope this is the last time I need to call on your expertise. I am
so grateful for the time you've spent helping me with this.

I have changed the security settings as you suggest and there doesn't appear
to be a line break to correct, but I am stil getting the error message. So
now I am wondering if I am being totally stupid with the macro code (save to
two locations).

Am I supposed to modify the code before I paste it into the macro editor? I
changed the blue type to match the location and drive on my own pc. And I
deleted the line in green, which I guessed was an instruction and didn't
actually belong in the code. But am I supposed to rename any of the other
code lines? I've just been copying and pasting them into the macro editor.
For instance, the line that says 'Active.Document.FullName', should I be
changing this to reflect the actual document name?

I've been doing some of my own reading on the subject of macros but I can't
seem to find the answer.




--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

The debug error suggests that you have entered something incorrectly. Most
probably a premature line break - see
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

Set your macro security settings to Medium and to trust installed templates
and add-ins.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Success.. Graham, I sorted out my icon trouble. And I used your macro
to save to two locations. It appeared to go well but when I tried to
save a document (by selecting my new save button) I got a strange
'debug' error. When I tried again, I got the following error message:

'The macro cannot be found or has been disabled because of your macro
security settings'

Would you know what is causing this?

Sorry to hassle Graham but I'm having a little difficulty with the
new icon. I have copied the icon but I can't seem to paste it. Do I
have to re-name it or something? It would be useful to sit next to
the original but I don'tknow how to achieve this.

Also, At what stage in the macro creation do I link it to the new
icon?

Thank you for you patience. This is all new territory for me...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Always save the backup to a hard drive location (this is
highlighted in red on the web page). You can copy the file to CDR
for archival purposes later (using Nero etc). It is the saving from
Word that risks file corruption, because of the way Word uses
temporary files. Always work from the hard drive. (You could use a
removable -USB2 - hard drive without problem).

The icon was copied from the normal 'save' icon and recoloured
using the icon editing tools available from tools customize.


Jackie D wrote:
Graham

This is new to me so can I please ask a follow up question, or two?

So using your macro method you CAN save to a removable media? Or
should the save location be on the hard drive?

Does burning files in Nero to a CDR disc also risk file corruption?

Can you tell me how to create a new save icon as in your own
example?



It is not true backup but the version of the file before you
saved. If you want a true backup, see
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function in
Word 2000 and noticed that the date on the original file says
July 1st but the backup copy says June 24. Shouldn't the dates
be the same?

The macro should be saved in normal.dot (and not your document).
There is no need to remove the green lines - they are instructions but take
no part in the macro even if included.
The blue text, as you suggest, should reflect locations on your own PC. None
of the other lines should be changed.
Paste the code into the macro editor. The blue text will change to black.
The green will be a slightly different shade of green.
I have just copied the code directly from the web site and it works
correctly provided the defined alternative path exists.
If you have Norton AV - disable its office plug-in.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hello Graham

I really hope this is the last time I need to call on your expertise.
I am so grateful for the time you've spent helping me with this.

I have changed the security settings as you suggest and there doesn't
appear to be a line break to correct, but I am stil getting the error
message. So now I am wondering if I am being totally stupid with the
macro code (save to two locations).

Am I supposed to modify the code before I paste it into the macro
editor? I changed the blue type to match the location and drive on my
own pc. And I deleted the line in green, which I guessed was an
instruction and didn't actually belong in the code. But am I supposed
to rename any of the other code lines? I've just been copying and
pasting them into the macro editor. For instance, the line that says
'Active.Document.FullName', should I be changing this to reflect the
actual document name?

I've been doing some of my own reading on the subject of macros but I
can't seem to find the answer.





The debug error suggests that you have entered something
incorrectly. Most probably a premature line break - see
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

Set your macro security settings to Medium and to trust installed
templates and add-ins.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Success.. Graham, I sorted out my icon trouble. And I used your
macro to save to two locations. It appeared to go well but when I
tried to save a document (by selecting my new save button) I got a
strange 'debug' error. When I tried again, I got the following
error message:

'The macro cannot be found or has been disabled because of your
macro security settings'

Would you know what is causing this?

Sorry to hassle Graham but I'm having a little difficulty with the
new icon. I have copied the icon but I can't seem to paste it. Do I
have to re-name it or something? It would be useful to sit next to
the original but I don'tknow how to achieve this.

Also, At what stage in the macro creation do I link it to the new
icon?

Thank you for you patience. This is all new territory for me...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Always save the backup to a hard drive location (this is
highlighted in red on the web page). You can copy the file to CDR
for archival purposes later (using Nero etc). It is the saving
from Word that risks file corruption, because of the way Word uses
temporary files. Always work from the hard drive. (You could use a
removable -USB2 - hard drive without problem).

The icon was copied from the normal 'save' icon and recoloured
using the icon editing tools available from tools customize.


Jackie D wrote:
Graham

This is new to me so can I please ask a follow up question, or
two?

So using your macro method you CAN save to a removable media? Or
should the save location be on the hard drive?

Does burning files in Nero to a CDR disc also risk file
corruption?

Can you tell me how to create a new save icon as in your own
example?



It is not true backup but the version of the file before you
saved. If you want a true backup, see
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function in
Word 2000 and noticed that the date on the original file says
July 1st but the backup copy says June 24. Shouldn't the dates
be the same?

Success! Thank you Graham for all your help. I want to know more about macros
now so I shall do some research. By the way, my problem was the file path
name. I got it slightly wrong. It is now working superbly. I presume I only
need to save Word documents in this way? And that it is safe to save to
removeable media with other Microsoft files?


--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

The macro should be saved in normal.dot (and not your document).
There is no need to remove the green lines - they are instructions but take
no part in the macro even if included.
The blue text, as you suggest, should reflect locations on your own PC. None
of the other lines should be changed.
Paste the code into the macro editor. The blue text will change to black.
The green will be a slightly different shade of green.
I have just copied the code directly from the web site and it works
correctly provided the defined alternative path exists.
If you have Norton AV - disable its office plug-in.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hello Graham

I really hope this is the last time I need to call on your expertise.
I am so grateful for the time you've spent helping me with this.

I have changed the security settings as you suggest and there doesn't
appear to be a line break to correct, but I am stil getting the error
message. So now I am wondering if I am being totally stupid with the
macro code (save to two locations).

Am I supposed to modify the code before I paste it into the macro
editor? I changed the blue type to match the location and drive on my
own pc. And I deleted the line in green, which I guessed was an
instruction and didn't actually belong in the code. But am I supposed
to rename any of the other code lines? I've just been copying and
pasting them into the macro editor. For instance, the line that says
'Active.Document.FullName', should I be changing this to reflect the
actual document name?

I've been doing some of my own reading on the subject of macros but I
can't seem to find the answer.





The debug error suggests that you have entered something
incorrectly. Most probably a premature line break - see
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

Set your macro security settings to Medium and to trust installed
templates and add-ins.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Success.. Graham, I sorted out my icon trouble. And I used your
macro to save to two locations. It appeared to go well but when I
tried to save a document (by selecting my new save button) I got a
strange 'debug' error. When I tried again, I got the following
error message:

'The macro cannot be found or has been disabled because of your
macro security settings'

Would you know what is causing this?

Sorry to hassle Graham but I'm having a little difficulty with the
new icon. I have copied the icon but I can't seem to paste it. Do I
have to re-name it or something? It would be useful to sit next to
the original but I don'tknow how to achieve this.

Also, At what stage in the macro creation do I link it to the new
icon?

Thank you for you patience. This is all new territory for me...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Always save the backup to a hard drive location (this is
highlighted in red on the web page). You can copy the file to CDR
for archival purposes later (using Nero etc). It is the saving
from Word that risks file corruption, because of the way Word uses
temporary files. Always work from the hard drive. (You could use a
removable -USB2 - hard drive without problem).

The icon was copied from the normal 'save' icon and recoloured
using the icon editing tools available from tools customize.


Jackie D wrote:
Graham

This is new to me so can I please ask a follow up question, or
two?

So using your macro method you CAN save to a removable media? Or
should the save location be on the hard drive?

Does burning files in Nero to a CDR disc also risk file
corruption?

Can you tell me how to create a new save icon as in your own
example?



It is not true backup but the version of the file before you
saved. If you want a true backup, see
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function in
Word 2000 and noticed that the date on the original file says
July 1st but the backup copy says June 24. Shouldn't the dates
be the same?

It is always safer to save to hard drive and copy to removable media, but
most other applications do not have the temporary file issue that causes
document corruption when Word docs are managed from removable media.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Success! Thank you Graham for all your help. I want to know more
about macros now so I shall do some research. By the way, my problem
was the file path name. I got it slightly wrong. It is now working
superbly. I presume I only need to save Word documents in this way?
And that it is safe to save to removeable media with other Microsoft
files?



The macro should be saved in normal.dot (and not your document).
There is no need to remove the green lines - they are instructions
but take no part in the macro even if included.
The blue text, as you suggest, should reflect locations on your own
PC. None of the other lines should be changed.
Paste the code into the macro editor. The blue text will change to
black. The green will be a slightly different shade of green.
I have just copied the code directly from the web site and it works
correctly provided the defined alternative path exists.
If you have Norton AV - disable its office plug-in.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hello Graham

I really hope this is the last time I need to call on your
expertise. I am so grateful for the time you've spent helping me
with this.

I have changed the security settings as you suggest and there
doesn't appear to be a line break to correct, but I am stil getting
the error message. So now I am wondering if I am being totally
stupid with the macro code (save to two locations).

Am I supposed to modify the code before I paste it into the macro
editor? I changed the blue type to match the location and drive on
my own pc. And I deleted the line in green, which I guessed was an
instruction and didn't actually belong in the code. But am I
supposed to rename any of the other code lines? I've just been
copying and pasting them into the macro editor. For instance, the
line that says 'Active.Document.FullName', should I be changing
this to reflect the actual document name?

I've been doing some of my own reading on the subject of macros but
I can't seem to find the answer.





The debug error suggests that you have entered something
incorrectly. Most probably a premature line break - see
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

Set your macro security settings to Medium and to trust installed
templates and add-ins.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Success.. Graham, I sorted out my icon trouble. And I used your
macro to save to two locations. It appeared to go well but when I
tried to save a document (by selecting my new save button) I got a
strange 'debug' error. When I tried again, I got the following
error message:

'The macro cannot be found or has been disabled because of your
macro security settings'

Would you know what is causing this?

Sorry to hassle Graham but I'm having a little difficulty with
the new icon. I have copied the icon but I can't seem to paste
it. Do I have to re-name it or something? It would be useful to
sit next to the original but I don'tknow how to achieve this.

Also, At what stage in the macro creation do I link it to the new
icon?

Thank you for you patience. This is all new territory for me...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Always save the backup to a hard drive location (this is
highlighted in red on the web page). You can copy the file to
CDR for archival purposes later (using Nero etc). It is the
saving from Word that risks file corruption, because of the way
Word uses temporary files. Always work from the hard drive.
(You could use a removable -USB2 - hard drive without problem).

The icon was copied from the normal 'save' icon and recoloured
using the icon editing tools available from tools customize.


Jackie D wrote:
Graham

This is new to me so can I please ask a follow up question, or
two?

So using your macro method you CAN save to a removable media?
Or should the save location be on the hard drive?

Does burning files in Nero to a CDR disc also risk file
corruption?

Can you tell me how to create a new save icon as in your own
example?



It is not true backup but the version of the file before you
saved. If you want a true backup, see
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jackie D wrote:
Hi

I've just turned on the 'Always Create Backup Copy' function
in Word 2000 and noticed that the date on the original file
says July 1st but the backup copy says June 24. Shouldn't
the dates be the same?