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Word 2003 - Saving Files
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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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