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Filename Suffix Auto-Append on Save As...
I'm having difficulty saving a file in a format not included in the "Save as
type:" list when I use "Save As...". I am saving the file as a Plain Text (*.txt) file but I don't actually want the .txt file extension. So, I change the type to Plain Text, go to rename the file name in the File name: text box with my preferred file extension (eg. *.abc) and finally hit the Save button. However, my problem lies here. Upon hitting the Save button I can see that the *.txt file extension has been appended to the file name I specified. It is a real pain in the butt to have to go to windows explorer and actually rename the file each time I do this (for I am doing this fairly often) but I can't find the option to stop this from happening. Looking for instructions on disabling this automatic feature. I know it's possible for I'm running two of the same versions of Word on two computers with the same operating systems (Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Office Word 2003 (11.6502.6408) SP1) Thanks for your time. |
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Put quotation marks around the filename (e.g., "filename.abc").
Shmaff wrote: I'm having difficulty saving a file in a format not included in the "Save as type:" list when I use "Save As...". I am saving the file as a Plain Text (*.txt) file but I don't actually want the .txt file extension. So, I change the type to Plain Text, go to rename the file name in the File name: text box with my preferred file extension (eg. *.abc) and finally hit the Save button. However, my problem lies here. Upon hitting the Save button I can see that the *.txt file extension has been appended to the file name I specified. It is a real pain in the butt to have to go to windows explorer and actually rename the file each time I do this (for I am doing this fairly often) but I can't find the option to stop this from happening. Looking for instructions on disabling this automatic feature. I know it's possible for I'm running two of the same versions of Word on two computers with the same operating systems (Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Office Word 2003 (11.6502.6408) SP1) Thanks for your time. |
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Okay, sure that works pretty well. Still interested in finding an option
that will let me do this properly. Thanks for the help, garfield-n-odie! "garfield-n-odie" wrote: Put quotation marks around the filename (e.g., "filename.abc"). Shmaff wrote: I'm having difficulty saving a file in a format not included in the "Save as type:" list when I use "Save As...". I am saving the file as a Plain Text (*.txt) file but I don't actually want the .txt file extension. So, I change the type to Plain Text, go to rename the file name in the File name: text box with my preferred file extension (eg. *.abc) and finally hit the Save button. However, my problem lies here. Upon hitting the Save button I can see that the *.txt file extension has been appended to the file name I specified. It is a real pain in the butt to have to go to windows explorer and actually rename the file each time I do this (for I am doing this fairly often) but I can't find the option to stop this from happening. Looking for instructions on disabling this automatic feature. I know it's possible for I'm running two of the same versions of Word on two computers with the same operating systems (Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Office Word 2003 (11.6502.6408) SP1) Thanks for your time. |
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It is working properly. This is not configurable and is determined by the
export filters. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Shmaff wrote: Okay, sure that works pretty well. Still interested in finding an option that will let me do this properly. Thanks for the help, garfield-n-odie! "garfield-n-odie" wrote: Put quotation marks around the filename (e.g., "filename.abc"). Shmaff wrote: I'm having difficulty saving a file in a format not included in the "Save as type:" list when I use "Save As...". I am saving the file as a Plain Text (*.txt) file but I don't actually want the .txt file extension. So, I change the type to Plain Text, go to rename the file name in the File name: text box with my preferred file extension (eg. *.abc) and finally hit the Save button. However, my problem lies here. Upon hitting the Save button I can see that the *.txt file extension has been appended to the file name I specified. It is a real pain in the butt to have to go to windows explorer and actually rename the file each time I do this (for I am doing this fairly often) but I can't find the option to stop this from happening. Looking for instructions on disabling this automatic feature. I know it's possible for I'm running two of the same versions of Word on two computers with the same operating systems (Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Office Word 2003 (11.6502.6408) SP1) Thanks for your time. |
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