[cborg]

When I open an old document to use as a template to type a new letter and
click, File, Save by mistake instead of File, Save As, it doesn't prompt me
anymore if I want to overwrite. How do I fix that?

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Nothing to fix. File Save never prompts to overwrite. But if you do
File Save As and choose an existing filename, then you do get a prompt
to overwrite.

cborg wrote:
When I open an old document to use as a template to type a new letter and
click, File, Save by mistake instead of File, Save As, it doesn't prompt me
anymore if I want to overwrite. How do I fix that?

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

I guess I should clarify that if you open an existing document and click
on File Save, then you do not get a prompt to overwrite. If you start a
new document, click on File Save, and choose an existing filename, then
you do get a prompt to overwrite.

garfield-n-odie [MVP] wrote:

Nothing to fix. File Save never prompts to overwrite. But if you do
File Save As and choose an existing filename, then you do get a prompt
to overwrite.

cborg wrote:

When I open an old document to use as a template to type a new letter
and click, File, Save by mistake instead of File, Save As, it doesn't
prompt me anymore if I want to overwrite. How do I fix that?

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

To add... it sounds like the user isn't really using the old document as a
template, a la Word. It can be done, and when done correctly, it does prompt
on Save. But, for Word to know that you intend the document as a template,
it has to know that you're using it as a template, rather than opening it
for editing. To do this, choose File - New - From Existing Document,
navigate to the document you want to use and select it, then click Create
New.

This opens a new Document # window using the document you chose as a
starting point. When you choose File - Save, Word will prompt you for a
name.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote in
message ...
I guess I should clarify that if you open an existing document and click on
File Save, then you do not get a prompt to overwrite. If you start a new
document, click on File Save, and choose an existing filename, then you do
get a prompt to overwrite.

garfield-n-odie [MVP] wrote:

Nothing to fix. File Save never prompts to overwrite. But if you do
File Save As and choose an existing filename, then you do get a prompt to
overwrite.

cborg wrote:

When I open an old document to use as a template to type a new letter
and click, File, Save by mistake instead of File, Save As, it doesn't
prompt me anymore if I want to overwrite. How do I fix that?

[Graham Mayor]

It would help Word to know that it was to be used as a template if it was
actually saved as one

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Herb Tyson [MVP] wrote:
To add... it sounds like the user isn't really using the old
document as a template, a la Word. It can be done, and when done
correctly, it does prompt on Save. But, for Word to know that you
intend the document as a template, it has to know that you're using
it as a template, rather than opening it for editing. To do this,
choose File - New - From Existing Document, navigate to the document
you want to use and select it, then click Create New.

This opens a new Document # window using the document you chose as a
starting point. When you choose File - Save, Word will prompt you for
a name.


"garfield-n-odie [MVP]"
wrote in message ...
I guess I should clarify that if you open an existing document and
click on File Save, then you do not get a prompt to overwrite. If
you start a new document, click on File Save, and choose an existing
filename, then you do get a prompt to overwrite.

garfield-n-odie [MVP] wrote:

Nothing to fix. File Save never prompts to overwrite. But if you
do File Save As and choose an existing filename, then you do get a
prompt to overwrite.

cborg wrote:

When I open an old document to use as a template to type a new
letter and click, File, Save by mistake instead of File, Save As,
it doesn't prompt me anymore if I want to overwrite. How do I fix
that?

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

True. But, it doesn't have to be a template to be used as one. Word 2003
lets you use ANY document as a template, regardless of whether it's dot,
dotx, dotm, doc, docx, etc. By clicking on New/From Existing Document,
you're guaranteeing that Word will treat it as a template, rather than
opening the actual file for editing. This lets you "repurpose" documents as
ad hoc templates, and I gather that the "From existing document" option was
created precisely to avoid the difficulty in which the user finds hirself.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It would help Word to know that it was to be used as a template if it was
actually saved as one

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Herb Tyson [MVP] wrote:
To add... it sounds like the user isn't really using the old
document as a template, a la Word. It can be done, and when done
correctly, it does prompt on Save. But, for Word to know that you
intend the document as a template, it has to know that you're using
it as a template, rather than opening it for editing. To do this,
choose File - New - From Existing Document, navigate to the document
you want to use and select it, then click Create New.

This opens a new Document # window using the document you chose as a
starting point. When you choose File - Save, Word will prompt you for
a name.


"garfield-n-odie [MVP]"
wrote in message ...
I guess I should clarify that if you open an existing document and
click on File Save, then you do not get a prompt to overwrite. If
you start a new document, click on File Save, and choose an existing
filename, then you do get a prompt to overwrite.

garfield-n-odie [MVP] wrote:

Nothing to fix. File Save never prompts to overwrite. But if you
do File Save As and choose an existing filename, then you do get a
prompt to overwrite.

cborg wrote:

When I open an old document to use as a template to type a new
letter and click, File, Save by mistake instead of File, Save As,
it doesn't prompt me anymore if I want to overwrite. How do I fix
that?

[Graham Mayor]

I was aware of that - but saving the document as a template is a simpler
option for the uninitiated.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Herb Tyson [MVP] wrote:
True. But, it doesn't have to be a template to be used as one. Word
2003 lets you use ANY document as a template, regardless of whether
it's dot, dotx, dotm, doc, docx, etc. By clicking on New/From
Existing Document, you're guaranteeing that Word will treat it as a
template, rather than opening the actual file for editing. This lets
you "repurpose" documents as ad hoc templates, and I gather that the
"From existing document" option was created precisely to avoid the
difficulty in which the user finds hirself.

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It would help Word to know that it was to be used as a template if
it was actually saved as one

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Herb Tyson [MVP] wrote:
To add... it sounds like the user isn't really using the old
document as a template, a la Word. It can be done, and when done
correctly, it does prompt on Save. But, for Word to know that you
intend the document as a template, it has to know that you're using
it as a template, rather than opening it for editing. To do this,
choose File - New - From Existing Document, navigate to the document
you want to use and select it, then click Create New.

This opens a new Document # window using the document you chose as a
starting point. When you choose File - Save, Word will prompt you
for a name.


"garfield-n-odie [MVP]"
wrote in message ...
I guess I should clarify that if you open an existing document and
click on File Save, then you do not get a prompt to overwrite. If
you start a new document, click on File Save, and choose an
existing filename, then you do get a prompt to overwrite.

garfield-n-odie [MVP] wrote:

Nothing to fix. File Save never prompts to overwrite. But if you
do File Save As and choose an existing filename, then you do get a
prompt to overwrite.

cborg wrote:

When I open an old document to use as a template to type a new
letter and click, File, Save by mistake instead of File, Save As,
it doesn't prompt me anymore if I want to overwrite. How do I
fix that?