[mso] Re: Frequent Save Changes Prompt in Word 2002

The most common culprit for this is a field. If your document has a
field for - say - the date of the letter or a 'last printed' time, this
will update on openeing and trigger the need for a 'save changes'
dialogue.

Ray

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From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of R Shapp
Sent: 27 November 2004 06:31
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Frequent Save Changes Prompt in Word 2002


Hi Linda and Anne,

In Word 2002 SP3, many (but not all) documents generate the "Save
changes" prompt even when absolutely no changes are made.  IOW, for some
documents, it's enough merely to open then close the document to get the
prompt.  This is similar to Anne's question ("Weird Normal.dot query in
Word 2002") so I scanned the whole PC for viruses, then I checked the
Office STARTUP folder, and found only one file in that folder
(C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\STARTUP\MSFilter.dot).  If I
open that file, it appears totally blank.  If I close it without making
any changes, I do NOT get the "Save changes" prompt.

I do NOT get the prompt if I open a new document and close it without
altering it.  I'm assuming that is an adequate check of Normal.dot.

Why would about half of my documents generate the "Save changes" prompt?
As Anne said, it's no big thing, but I worry that I will damage a
document some day either by saving a bad change or failing to save a
good one.

Thanks for the help.

Ray Shapp
WinXP Home SP1

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