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Word 2002 SP2 saving files
Apparently when you edit a file in Word 2002 and save it, it only saves a
backup copy of the previous file rendition. If you have made any changes, the current backup copy will not reflect them. So, to create a current backup copy of a file I have edited, I must save it, then alter it with a period or something, then save it again, then delete the last change. How can I make Word save the current version of a file. Excel does this. Why someone would want to save the previous version is beyond me. They could always use SAVE AS to retain the previous version if they wanted to for some reason. It seems to me the 'default' should always be to save the most current version. |
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Word 2002 SP2 saving files
If by "backup" you mean the "Backup of filename.wbk" file, then the
previous version is exactly what this is meant to be--a known good version to which you can revert if the current one goes pear-shaped. To create true backups (on a different drive or on external media), you need backup software, or at least the utility referenced from http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm (found at http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Ron Patterson" wrote in message m... Apparently when you edit a file in Word 2002 and save it, it only saves a backup copy of the previous file rendition. If you have made any changes, the current backup copy will not reflect them. So, to create a current backup copy of a file I have edited, I must save it, then alter it with a period or something, then save it again, then delete the last change. How can I make Word save the current version of a file. Excel does this. Why someone would want to save the previous version is beyond me. They could always use SAVE AS to retain the previous version if they wanted to for some reason. It seems to me the 'default' should always be to save the most current version. |
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Thank you Suzanne for the explanation. It just seems at odds with the way
Excel works (which I prefer). When you save an Excel file the backup copy created is the same as the file you just worked on. Aside from the 'work around' that I mentioned can you think of any way to tweak Word to act the same way. Ron "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If by "backup" you mean the "Backup of filename.wbk" file, then the previous version is exactly what this is meant to be--a known good version to which you can revert if the current one goes pear-shaped. To create true backups (on a different drive or on external media), you need backup software, or at least the utility referenced from http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm (found at http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Ron Patterson" wrote in message m... Apparently when you edit a file in Word 2002 and save it, it only saves a backup copy of the previous file rendition. If you have made any changes, the current backup copy will not reflect them. So, to create a current backup copy of a file I have edited, I must save it, then alter it with a period or something, then save it again, then delete the last change. How can I make Word save the current version of a file. Excel does this. Why someone would want to save the previous version is beyond me. They could always use SAVE AS to retain the previous version if they wanted to for some reason. It seems to me the 'default' should always be to save the most current version. |
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Did you look at the "Save document to two locations" section of
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Ron Patterson" wrote in message m... Thank you Suzanne for the explanation. It just seems at odds with the way Excel works (which I prefer). When you save an Excel file the backup copy created is the same as the file you just worked on. Aside from the 'work around' that I mentioned can you think of any way to tweak Word to act the same way. Ron "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If by "backup" you mean the "Backup of filename.wbk" file, then the previous version is exactly what this is meant to be--a known good version to which you can revert if the current one goes pear-shaped. To create true backups (on a different drive or on external media), you need backup software, or at least the utility referenced from http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm (found at http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Ron Patterson" wrote in message m... Apparently when you edit a file in Word 2002 and save it, it only saves a backup copy of the previous file rendition. If you have made any changes, the current backup copy will not reflect them. So, to create a current backup copy of a file I have edited, I must save it, then alter it with a period or something, then save it again, then delete the last change. How can I make Word save the current version of a file. Excel does this. Why someone would want to save the previous version is beyond me. They could always use SAVE AS to retain the previous version if they wanted to for some reason. It seems to me the 'default' should always be to save the most current version. |
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