Microsoft KB Archive/272819

= WD2001: Default Save Formats Are Not Retained with Assistant Turned Off =

Article ID: 272819

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2001 for Mac

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This article was previously published under Q272819



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word 2001 for Mac, when you change the default Save Word files as from Word Document to something else, such as Rich Text Format, or Word 4.0, and then you save your document, the document is saved as a Word Document after all, instead of in the format you selected.



CAUSE
This behavior may occur if the Office Assistant is removed from the Office folder or turned off.

When the Office Assistant is removed from the Office folder or turned off, Word does not warn you before saving in the Word 2001 default file format. This eliminates any possible data loss, but can be confusing if you share the current document with older versions of Word.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, download and install the Microsoft Office 2001 Service Release 1 file. To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/office2001/update_905.xml&secid=10&ssid=25&flgnosysreq=True



WORKAROUND
To avoid this issue, do one of the following:
 * Leave the Office Assistant turned on.

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 * Leave the Office Assistant hidden.

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 * Remember to click Save As on the File menu to ensure that you are using the file format you expect.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Word 2001 for Mac. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac Service Release 1.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the Office 2001 Service Release, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

294949 OFF2001: Readme for Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac Service Release 1 (SR-1)

Or, visit the Microsoft MacTopia Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/mac) for any additional updates.

Additional query words: off2001kb mac macword WD2001KB

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB272819

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