Set "ALWAYS CREATE BACKUP" Option

[Abradaxis]

In Excel, I keep setting the "always create backup" in the "save as" tools>options menu, but it keeps on getting erased. How can I automatically produce and keep backups in Word, and Excel on a times basis. Using Windows XP and MS Office Professional components if Office 2000, although I have Office 2007, but have not installed it as yet? Thanks.

 

[T. Valko]

If the file already exists and you then apply that setting, you have to resave the file for that setting to be applied.

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


In Excel, I keep setting the "always create backup" in the "save as" tools>options menu, but it keeps on getting erased. How can I automatically produce and keep backups in Word, and Excel on a times basis. Using Windows XP and MS Office Professional components if Office 2000, although I have Office 2007, but have not installed it as yet? Thanks.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Always save backup is a workbook-only setting, not a global setting.

In Excel you can create a new workbook template to use as the basis for any
NEW workbook.

Open a new workbook. Customize as you wish including the "always save
backup".

File>Save As Type: scroll down to Excel Template(*.XLT) and select. Name
your workbook "BOOK"(no quotes). Excel will add the .XLT to save as
BOOK.XLT.

Store this workbook in the XLSTART folder usually located at........

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

This will be the default workbook for File>New or the Toolbar button
File>New or CTRL + n

WARNING................Do not use File>New...Blank Workbook or you will get
the Excel default workbook.

NOTE: Existing workbooks are not affected by these settings.

I think in Word you would have to alter the Normal.dot document.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Graham Mayor]

A failure to maintain settings stored in the Word data key in the registry, such as this, is a common problem, especially in Word 2003, though it applies to other versions also. It is caused by a minor corruption in the data key. You can either rename the data key and it *should* go away, or you can force the issue with autoopen/autonew macros in the normal template when it *will* go away.

The command line to add to the macros is

Options.CreateBackup = True

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

I suspect it will be similar for Excel.

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In Excel, I keep setting the "always create backup" in the "save as" tools>options menu, but it keeps on getting erased. How can I automatically produce and keep backups in Word, and Excel on a times basis. Using Windows XP and MS Office Professional components if Office 2000, although I have Office 2007, but have not installed it as yet? Thanks.

 

[Abradaxis]

Thanks to all for your generous contributions to this problem.
A failure to maintain settings stored in the Word data key in the registry, such as this, is a common problem, especially in Word 2003, though it applies to other versions also. It is caused by a minor corruption in the data key. You can either rename the data key and it *should* go away, or you can force the issue with autoopen/autonew macros in the normal template when it *will* go away.

The command line to add to the macros is

Options.CreateBackup = True

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

I suspect it will be similar for Excel.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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In Excel, I keep setting the "always create backup" in the "save as" tools>options menu, but it keeps on getting erased. How can I automatically produce and keep backups in Word, and Excel on a times basis. Using Windows XP and MS Office Professional components if Office 2000, although I have Office 2007, but have not installed it as yet? Thanks.