alert me when saving to temporary file from email

[AnnoyedStudent]

I have lost countless pieces of University work using various versions of
Microsoft Word/Excel, by accidently 'saving' documents I have downloaded from
an email instead of 'saving as'. When I go to exit these documents, I would
appreciate an alert:

"This document is only saved to a temporary file. Do you want to save this
file to your computer now?"

This would be very similar to the normal 'do you want save?' alerts when a
document has not previously been saved at all.

It would save me a lot of time re-doing hours spent on my coursework haha!

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[Bob I]

I have lost countless pieces of University work using various versions of
Microsoft Word/Excel, by accidently 'saving' documents I have downloaded from
an email instead of 'saving as'. When I go to exit these documents, I would
appreciate an alert:

"This document is only saved to a temporary file. Do you want to save this
file to your computer now?"

This would be very similar to the normal 'do you want save?' alerts when a
document has not previously been saved at all.

It would save me a lot of time re-doing hours spent on my coursework haha!

Consider R-click and Save As, instead of opening them from the e-mail.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

If you open files from the preview pane rather than from an open e-mail, it
will always default to Outlook's secure temp folder. If you open the
attachment from an OPEN e-mail, you will be offered the option to save to
the location of your choice.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, AnnoyedStudent asked:

| I have lost countless pieces of University work using various
| versions of Microsoft Word/Excel, by accidently 'saving' documents I
| have downloaded from an email instead of 'saving as'. When I go to
| exit these documents, I would appreciate an alert:
|
| "This document is only saved to a temporary file. Do you want to save
| this file to your computer now?"
|
| This would be very similar to the normal 'do you want save?' alerts
| when a document has not previously been saved at all.
|
| It would save me a lot of time re-doing hours spent on my coursework
| haha!
|
| ----------------
| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
| the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...-5bd2606da92e&dg=microsoft.public.office.misc