Microsoft KB Archive/211468

= WD2000: How to Avoid "Save As" Alert When Saving to Different File Format =

Article ID: 211468

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211468





SUMMARY
When you save a file in a format other than the default Word Document (*.doc) file format, the Office Assistant may prompt you with a message similar to the following:

may contain features that are not compatible with. Do you want to save the document in this format?


 * To save, click Yes.
 * To preserve formatting, click No. Then save a copy in the latest Word format.

This article discusses a method you can use to avoid this prompt each time you save a document.



MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

To prevent the Office Assistant from prompting you each time you save a document in a format other than Word Document (*.doc), you can create the following three Visual Basic for Applications macros. Name these macros "FileSave", "FileSaveAs", and "Save_SaveAs". Then type the following example Visual Basic for Applications code into each respective macro:

The FileSave Macro
Sub FileSave

' If the document has not been saved ' display the File SaveAs dialog. If ActiveDocument.Saved = False Then ' Call the Save_SaveAs macro. Save_SaveAs Else ' Otherwise, save the document. ActiveDocument.Save End If End Sub

The FileSaveAs Macro
Sub FileSaveAs ' Call the Save_SaveAs macro. Save_SaveAs End Sub

The Save_SaveAs Macro
Public Sub Save_SaveAs

' **********************************************  ' This macro replaces the default functionality ' of the FileSaveAs command. ' **********************************************  Dim myDialog As Dialog Set myDialog = Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs) ' Display the Dialog and save the document. If myDialog.Display Then ActiveDocument.SaveAs myDialog.Name, myDialog.Format, _ myDialog.LockAnnot, myDialog.Password, myDialog.AddToMru, _ myDialog.WritePassword, myDialog.RecommendReadOnly, _ myDialog.EmbedFonts, myDialog.NativePictureFormat, _ myDialog.FormsData, myDialog.SaveAsAOCELetter End If End Sub

