tmp files on desktop

[wfc1]

I have a new computer, running Office 2007 on Vista Business 32-bit. I have
run the Office update through Windows Updater.

When I save a file in Word, sometimes a piece of the desktop shows through,
with a greyed-out ~WRL0001.TMP, leaving a hole in the Word document. To get
rid of the hole and tmp file, I have to minimize the file, then maximize it
again.

Also, when I alter a Word or Excel file on my desktop, it sometimes moves
over to the top left corner of the desktop, shifting the locations of other
documents on the desktop.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The solution would be not to save documents to the desktop.

 

[wfc1]

Hmmm. That's something I was taught back in Office 97/Windows 98 days, and it
worked fine then, worked through XP, but is no longer a good idea in Vista or
Office 2007?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It's never been a good idea. The desktop can be risky, not to mention that
it gets very cluttered. There's a reason for having a My Documents folder,
but of course you don't have to use it; you can select any folder you like
as the default folder for Word.