I open the document, make no changes and try to close it; I am prompted to
save changes. This is annoying and causes me problems synchronising versions
of files e.g. in briefcase. I recently installed a newer version of Word
(2003) but this does not happen only once the first time it is opened by the
newer version, but repeatedly with oft-changed documents.

The most common reasons are --

1. a DATE field in the document: this updates to the current date/time
whenever the document is opened. In most cases you actually want a
CREATEDATE field anyway.

2. Printing the document: this updates the 'date last printed' property.

3. A macro that queries the DocumentProperties collection. Merely reading a
document property by macro makes Word think that the document has changed.
(These is easy to remedy within the same macro code.)






"Richard C A M" Richard C A M @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
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I open the document, make no changes and try to close it; I am prompted to
save changes. This is annoying and causes me problems synchronising
versions
of files e.g. in briefcase. I recently installed a newer version of Word
(2003) but this does not happen only once the first time it is opened by
the
newer version, but repeatedly with oft-changed documents.

See €œWD2002: You Are Prompted to Save Changes When You Close a Document Even
Though You Have Made No Changes€�
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816473

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Richard C A M" Richard C A M @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
...
I open the document, make no changes and try to close it; I am prompted to
save changes. This is annoying and causes me problems synchronising
versions
of files e.g. in briefcase. I recently installed a newer version of Word
(2003) but this does not happen only once the first time it is opened by
the
newer version, but repeatedly with oft-changed documents.