disable format warning message on saving

[stef]

Win 2002 SP3
Win XP HE

Hi,

is it possible to disable the "format warning message"--for example:

"filename.txt may contain features that are not compatible with Plain
Text format. Do you wan tot save the document in this format? To save
click Yes. To preserve formatting click No."

If there is either a setting or a registry hack or anything else to
disable this--so it doesn't always show up when saving, I would love to
know about it.

Thank a lot!

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I assume you are actually saving as Plain Text intentionally?

 

[stef]

Yes, of course.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, it was always possible that you had the file type set to .txt
inadvertently. We can't always tell a poster's level of expertise from a
short message.

In any case, I don't know the answer (which I imagine will require VBA) but
wanted to make sure that anyone who did post it would not be doing so in
vain, when what you really needed was just to change the file type.

 

[stef]

don't worry about other people.
they can take care of themselves, believe me.

don't reply if u don't know the answer.
it just wastes time for u and for the op.

also it could give the false impression the op might have been answered
already to someone casually looking at what threads to reply to--god
knows there are enough of them to read.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, you did post in the .newusers NG, and we tend to assume that new users
may be less clueful than more experienced ones. <g>

 

[aalaan]

And you do that very well. I've had heaps of help on here, including from
Suzanne. I'm just struggling with another language and trying on their
newsgroup and the tone of responses makes me realize how much we take for
granted on this, arguably the most informative ng on the net (I suppose as a
Word user I'm biassed..).

 

[stef]

All help is appreciated. And I support all who give their time to
helping others--as you undoubtedly do. And as I do when I do know the
answer, etc.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Using

Application.DisplayAlerts = wdAlertsNone

in a macro to save the documents should prevent the warning from appearing.
--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[stef]

Doug, thanks a lot for ur reply.

quick question: would that macro not disable ALL warning messages of
*any* kind?

if so, that might be overkill for me as *some* warning messages *are*
useful.

i am just trying to disable that one; or ones of that kind--the save in
format, etc....

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Create a macro to do the saving and after the save command in the macro,
include

Application.DisplayAlerts = wdAlertsAll

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[stef]

that's smart.
let me try it and i'll post the results here.
tx.