Microsoft KB Archive/159730

= WD97: Word 97 Doesn't Save Version When Document Is Closed =

Article ID: 159730

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q159730



SYMPTOMS
When you click to select the Automatically Save A Version On Close check box, Word does not automatically save a version of your document when you close it. Instead, Word saves a version of the document when you save the current document.

The name of this option is misleading because it suggests Word will save a version when you close the current document. In addition, Word Help incorrectly states that a version of your document is saved when you close your document.



WORKAROUND
To save a version of your document, use one of the following methods:

Method 1.
Manually save a version of your document, using the following steps:

 On the File menu, click Versions. In the Versions In  dialog box, click Save Now. Type any comments you want and then click OK.

Method 2.
Automatically save a version of your document, using the following steps.

NOTE: When you use this method, Word saves an automatic version every time you click Save; Word does not save a version if you close the file.

 On the File menu, click Versions. In the Versions In <File Name> dialog box, click to select the Automatically Save A Version On Close check box.

NOTE: This option must be set for each document.</li></ol>

For more information about versions, click the Office Assistant, type "versions" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "Review version information for a file."

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