Microsoft KB Archive/298018

= OFFXP: Error Message: Cannot Save  in Recent Folder =

Article ID: 298018

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q298018



For a Microsoft Office 2000 version of this article, see 224119.



ERROR MESSAGE
When you save your Office document, the following error message appears

Cannot save ' ' in Recent folder.

where  is the name of your document.



CAUSE
This problem can occur when you click the History folder in the Save As dialog box and then attempt to save your Office document.



RESOLUTION
The History folder extends the functionality of the most recently used (MRU) file list. This folder contains shortcuts to documents you have worked on in the Office programs. The History folder, actually named Recent, is located in the C:\Windows\Application data\Microsoft\Office\Recent folder. However, you cannot save files to this folder. This folder is reserved for managing shortcuts to files that are used in Office and cannot be written to from any Office program.

Additional query words: OFFXP

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB298018

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