Microsoft KB Archive/181971

= WD98: AutoClose Macro Prompts to Save When Document Is Closed =

Article ID: 181971

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q181971





SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word, the AutoClose macro runs when you close a document. If your document has been changed since it was last saved, Word will prompt you to save the changes after the AutoClose macro has run.

This article describes how to modify the AutoClose macro to save changes without prompting.



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Use the following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro routine to save the edited document without prompting. If the document has never been saved, Word will prompt you for a file name and location for the document. Public Sub AutoClose

' If the document you are closing requires saving due ' to changes... If ActiveDocument.Saved = False Then ' Save the document without prompting. ActiveDocument.Save End If

End Sub

