Incorrect permissions set in Word 2004 for Mac

[MDeB]

I am using MS Word 2004, Version 11.5.6, on the Mac. I think that when it
creates a new file it does not set permissions according to the umask. I
have umask set to 0002, which should give write access to the group. When I
create a file using vi, for example, the group has write access. But when I
create a new Word document, the group has read access only:

$ ls -l temp.doc
-rw-r--r-- 1 mark family 19456 Feb 6 23:11 temp.doc
$ umask
0002

I want to give the group "family" write access to any new Word documents
that are created. Why is this not happening with Word documents, and how do
I fix it? Thank you.

 

[MDeB]

p.s. I am running Tiger, OS X 10.4.11.

 

[MDeB]

And, if it makes any difference, the account I am creating these files in is
a managed account.

 

[MDeB]

Never mind. It's not a bug in Word. The same thing happens when I create a
file with TextEdit. Sorry and thanks anyway.