lost command for "Save As" in file menu

[dsimmons]

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Intel

My Word 2004 program has been auto-updated to v11.5.0. After a recent (not sure when) update I can no longer see the command to "Save As" in the file pulldown menu. The only option I can now see is "Save as Webpage". Sometimes I can also see the 'versions' command, but mostly it is greyed out. I really don't want to save different versions of the same file -- I had that option accidentally turned on once and the file grew to enormous size!

This is very frustrating, as I need to start with one document that I modify slightly and save with a different name while not altering the original. I know I can go out of word to my saved files folder and make a copy before editing, but that seems an awkward work-around to effectively duplicate a command that should be there!

Help! Has anyone had this happen, and is there a patch for it available to download?

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Make sure you didn't accidentally turn on "Word 5.1 Menus". Look under
View to see if there's a check next to that option, uncheck if so. If
that isn't it:

If you go to Tools | Customize Toolbars/Menus, select the Menu Bar, and
click Reset, it should set all your main menus and built-in toolbars
back to the default.

If you have customized your menus or toolbars, you may want to explore
the Tools | Customize, Commands dialog, and drag the commands you are
missing back to the toolbars/menus yourself, rather than wipe out your
customizations by clicking Reset.

 

[dsimmons]

This approach worked beautifully - I dragged the 'Save As' button to the file menu bar.
Thanks so much! -D

 

[Aias]

Sorry, I'm kinda new to this and I'm totally lost. I can't do a save as... or save items that I have edited. Anyone have any other ideas?

Dave

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Dave:

Sorry, you have not told us which version of Word you are using, so we can't
answer the question.

Cheers

Sorry, I'm kinda new to this and I'm totally lost. I can't do a save as... or
save items that I have edited. Anyone have any other ideas?

Dave

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