Warning when working from a temp email attachment

[Steve]

Hi all,

I recently worked for a day on a document I'd opened from
an attachment (and so was stored as a temp file) and
forgot to "save as" so that the temp file was deleted
when I logged off.

Is there a way to configure Excel (and Word etc) to warn
users when they open an attachment and work on it without
saving a permanent copy of it?

Thanks,

Steve

 

[Lady Layla]

Default in Excel is if you make any changes to a file, it will ask you if you
want to save. Only way it would not is if you just turned your system off
without logging out of your programs.

If you did not save the file, the original is still there unless you deleted the
email. A better procedure for anyone working with files emailed to them is to
save the attachment to your HD and scan for any potential virus, then open in
Excel.




: Hi all,
:
: I recently worked for a day on a document I'd opened from
: an attachment (and so was stored as a temp file) and
: forgot to "save as" so that the temp file was deleted
: when I logged off.
:
: Is there a way to configure Excel (and Word etc) to warn
: users when they open an attachment and work on it without
: saving a permanent copy of it?
:
: Thanks,
:
: Steve