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I used the "Savedate" in the footer of my document. I thought this would
only change if changes had been made to my document. Every time I go in to
simply print my document, it asks me if I want to save it when I exit. If I
remember that I did not make changes, I simply say no and of course, the
savedate stays the same.
Why does it ask me if I want to save it if all I am doing is printing and
have made no changes?
This may seem silly, but when you are multi-tasking, you can't always
remember if you might have made a slight change or were simply printing. I
thought the software would be smart enough to not ask me about saving unless
I made changes. We are relying on this date to indicate if revisions have
been done.
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Word seems to count any typing in the Print dialog as a "change."

On Sep 15, 7:29*pm, Phyllis wrote:
I used the "Savedate" in the footer of my document. *I thought this would
only change if changes had been made to my document. *Every time I go in to
simply print my document, it asks me if I want to save it when I exit. * If I
remember that I did not make changes, I simply say no and of course, the
savedate stays the same. *
Why does it ask me if I want to save it if all I am doing is printing and
have made no changes? *
This may seem silly, but when you are multi-tasking, you can't always
remember if you might have made a slight change or were simply printing. *I
thought the software would be smart enough to not ask me about saving unless
I made changes. *We are relying on this date to indicate if revisions have
been done. *


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If you have "Update fields" checked on the Print tab of Tools | Options,
then after you have printed, you will see that the Undo arrow is enabled and
shows Update Fields. That's the "change" (even if the fields didn't change
when updated).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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I used the "Savedate" in the footer of my document. I thought this would
only change if changes had been made to my document. Every time I go in
to
simply print my document, it asks me if I want to save it when I exit.
If I
remember that I did not make changes, I simply say no and of course, the
savedate stays the same.
Why does it ask me if I want to save it if all I am doing is printing and
have made no changes?
This may seem silly, but when you are multi-tasking, you can't always
remember if you might have made a slight change or were simply printing.
I
thought the software would be smart enough to not ask me about saving
unless
I made changes. We are relying on this date to indicate if revisions have
been done.



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