Do You Want to Save Your Changes?

[Dean Mixon]

Every time I close a document, even when I have done
nothing to it at all, I get that question. It is a small
annoyance but an annoyance nontheless. Is there some way
(as there is in WordPerfect) to program Word 2002 so that
it only asks the question if there in fact have been
changes to the document?

Thanks,

Dean Mixon

 

[attymusic]

I think it happens whenever you print. I know that is why
it happens to me. But sorry, I don't know how to stop it
either.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Check the Undo list to see if it shows Update Fields. As "attymusic" says,
this is especially likely if you have printed the document (and even more so
if you have "Update fields" checked on the Print tab of Tools | Options),
but some fields update when you just open a document. If this is the only
item on the Undo list, then you can safely close without saving. If there is
nothing in the Undo list and you're still being prompted, the likely cause
is a poorly written add-in.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word

 

[Larry]

You can avoid having to save after printing by making your print command
into a macro and adding this code:

If ActiveDocument.Path <> "" Then
ActiveDocument.Save
End If

If you need more instructions on how to do this, write back to the
groupl

Larry