(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:21 am
Post subject: default save setting won't stay Archived from groups: microsoft>public>word>newusers (more info?)
Using Word 2007. I have set the default "save as" option to Word 2003. It
works fine during any one session, but when I exit Word and come back in,
the default is back to the .docx setting. What am I missing???
(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:34 am
Post subject: Re: default save setting won't stay [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"BK" <nospam DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Using Word 2007. I have set the default "save as" option to Word 2003.
> It works fine during any one session, but when I exit Word and come back
> in, the default is back to the .docx setting. What am I missing???
>
There is no default "Save As" setting but there is a default "Save" setting.
is that what you really mean?
(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:34 am
Post subject: Re: default save setting won't stay [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Okay, yes I mean the default "save" setting. But I'm talking about the
default "save as type" setting if you want to get really specific. Thought
it was clear from the question I was asking about the ".doc" vs. the ".docx"
"Gordon" <gordonbparker.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "BK" <nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:ez%23krYCOJHA.4508@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Using Word 2007. I have set the default "save as" option to Word 2003.
>> It works fine during any one session, but when I exit Word and come back
>> in, the default is back to the .docx setting. What am I missing???
>>
>
>
> There is no default "Save As" setting but there is a default "Save"
> setting. is that what you really mean?
(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:47 pm
Post subject: Re: default save setting won't stay [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"BK" <nospam DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Okay, yes I mean the default "save" setting. But I'm talking about the
> default "save as type" setting if you want to get really specific.
> Thought it was clear from the question I was asking about the ".doc" vs.
> the ".docx"
>
>
I think you are confused. You can set the default "SAVE" function to .doc.
This means that any document you SAVE will be in .doc format. AFAIK there is
no setting to make the "Save AS" a certain type - that's the idea of "Save
As".....you choose the format you want to save as.....
(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:47 pm
Post subject: Re: default save setting won't stay [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
The initial save for any document is a Save As, and the default type that is
presented in the "Files of type" dialog is determined by the default save
format. This will also be the file type selected as the default if you use
Save As on an existing document to save it under another name. There would
be no point in setting a default for the file type used when you just Save,
since that is always the same as the one used for the initial Save As.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"Gordon" <gordonbparker RemoveThis @yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "BK" <nospam RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:urPRt%23COJHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Okay, yes I mean the default "save" setting. But I'm talking about the
>> default "save as type" setting if you want to get really specific.
>> Thought it was clear from the question I was asking about the ".doc" vs.
>> the ".docx"
>>
>>
>
> I think you are confused. You can set the default "SAVE" function to .doc.
> This means that any document you SAVE will be in .doc format. AFAIK there
> is no setting to make the "Save AS" a certain type - that's the idea of
> "Save As".....you choose the format you want to save as.....
>
(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:47 pm
Post subject: Re: default save setting won't stay [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Here's what I've been doing. I click on the office button in the upper left
corner and go to Word Options. One of those options is the default file
type which is .docx and I change it to .doc and click okay. It remains set
to .doc until I exit Word. When I re-open Word, the default file type is
back to the Word 2007 extension of .docx
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill.DeleteThis@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> The initial save for any document is a Save As, and the default type that
> is
> presented in the "Files of type" dialog is determined by the default save
> format. This will also be the file type selected as the default if you use
> Save As on an existing document to save it under another name. There would
> be no point in setting a default for the file type used when you just
> Save, since that is always the same as the one used for the initial Save
> As.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "Gordon" <gordonbparker.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eHSteIDOJHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> "BK" <nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:urPRt%23COJHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Okay, yes I mean the default "save" setting. But I'm talking about the
>>> default "save as type" setting if you want to get really specific.
>>> Thought it was clear from the question I was asking about the ".doc" vs.
>>> the ".docx"
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I think you are confused. You can set the default "SAVE" function to
>> .doc.
>> This means that any document you SAVE will be in .doc format. AFAIK there
>> is no setting to make the "Save AS" a certain type - that's the idea of
>> "Save As".....you choose the format you want to save as.....
>>
>
>
>
(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:47 pm
Post subject: Re: default save setting won't stay [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Assuming this is a Registry setting, then either it's for some reason not
sticking or, if you're in a corporate environment, it may be that the
Registry is being wiped at startup. There are also some "Registry cleaners"
that can cause more havoc than they do good.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"BK" <nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Here's what I've been doing. I click on the office button in the upper
> left corner and go to Word Options. One of those options is the default
> file type which is .docx and I change it to .doc and click okay. It
> remains set to .doc until I exit Word. When I re-open Word, the default
> file type is back to the Word 2007 extension of .docx
>
>
>
>
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill.DeleteThis@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uZT2vPDOJHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> The initial save for any document is a Save As, and the default type that
>> is
>> presented in the "Files of type" dialog is determined by the default save
>> format. This will also be the file type selected as the default if you
>> use Save As on an existing document to save it under another name. There
>> would be no point in setting a default for the file type used when you
>> just Save, since that is always the same as the one used for the initial
>> Save As.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
>> "Gordon" <gordonbparker.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:eHSteIDOJHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> "BK" <nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:urPRt%23COJHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Okay, yes I mean the default "save" setting. But I'm talking about the
>>>> default "save as type" setting if you want to get really specific.
>>>> Thought it was clear from the question I was asking about the ".doc"
>>>> vs.
>>>> the ".docx"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I think you are confused. You can set the default "SAVE" function to
>>> .doc.
>>> This means that any document you SAVE will be in .doc format. AFAIK
>>> there
>>> is no setting to make the "Save AS" a certain type - that's the idea of
>>> "Save As".....you choose the format you want to save as.....
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:47 pm
Post subject: Re: default save setting won't stay [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks for the reply. At least I know where to start looking.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill.TakeThisOut@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Assuming this is a Registry setting, then either it's for some reason not
> sticking or, if you're in a corporate environment, it may be that the
> Registry is being wiped at startup. There are also some "Registry
> cleaners" that can cause more havoc than they do good.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "BK" <nospam.TakeThisOut@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:ebvVHXDOJHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Here's what I've been doing. I click on the office button in the upper
>> left corner and go to Word Options. One of those options is the default
>> file type which is .docx and I change it to .doc and click okay. It
>> remains set to .doc until I exit Word. When I re-open Word, the default
>> file type is back to the Word 2007 extension of .docx
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill.TakeThisOut@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:uZT2vPDOJHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> The initial save for any document is a Save As, and the default type
>>> that is
>>> presented in the "Files of type" dialog is determined by the default
>>> save
>>> format. This will also be the file type selected as the default if you
>>> use Save As on an existing document to save it under another name. There
>>> would be no point in setting a default for the file type used when you
>>> just Save, since that is always the same as the one used for the initial
>>> Save As.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>>> Words into Type
>>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>>
>>> "Gordon" <gordonbparker.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:eHSteIDOJHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> "BK" <nospam.TakeThisOut@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:urPRt%23COJHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Okay, yes I mean the default "save" setting. But I'm talking about
>>>>> the
>>>>> default "save as type" setting if you want to get really specific.
>>>>> Thought it was clear from the question I was asking about the ".doc"
>>>>> vs.
>>>>> the ".docx"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think you are confused. You can set the default "SAVE" function to
>>>> .doc.
>>>> This means that any document you SAVE will be in .doc format. AFAIK
>>>> there
>>>> is no setting to make the "Save AS" a certain type - that's the idea of
>>>> "Save As".....you choose the format you want to save as.....
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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