Yes, it's a temporary file created by Word, and it's normal. It should be
deleted when you close the document.



"revvinon" wrote in message
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I have Office 2000 and Windows XP. When I use Microsoft Word and I modify
a
document, it creates a hidden file that has ~$ in the first 2 characters
of
the file name such as: "myfile.doc" becomes "~$file.doc". I am just
wondering if this is a "normal" occurance or something to worry about.
The
file used to stay on my computer but I see now that it disappears. Would
this be just a "temporary file" that is created when I create documents
and
modify them? I cannot read anything within the file created.