Microsoft KB Archive/275347

= WD98: Document Still Seems to Be a Word File After You Save It in Another Format =

Article ID: 275347

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q275347



SYMPTOMS
When you save an existing document in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition and you change its format but not its name, the newly saved file may appear to still be a Word document.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur because Word does not always replace the file type when you save a Word document after you change its format. However, the file is saved in the specified format.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, when you save a document to another format, either give the file a new name or save it in a different location.



STATUS
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 2001 Macintosh Edition.



MORE INFORMATION
In the following formats, Word does not correctly change the file type and the file's creator when you replace an existing Word document with a file that has the same name:
 * WordPerfect 5.0
 * WordPerfect 5.0 Secondary File
 * Word
 * WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS
 * WordPerfect 5.x for Windows
 * Word 6.0/95
 * Word 4.0 for Macintosh
 * Word 5.0 for Macintosh
 * Word 5.1 for Macintosh
 * Word 6.0/95
 * Word 6.0 for MS-DOS
 * Word 3.x - 5.x for MS-DOS
 * Word 1.x for Windows
 * Word 2.x for Windows
 * Text with layout
 * Works 2.0 for Macintosh
 * Works 3.0 for Macintosh

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