WD97: AutoClose Macro Prompts to Save When Document Is Closed

Last reviewed: February 26, 1998
Article ID: Q170352

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word, the AutoClose macro runs when you close a document. If your document has been changed since it was last saved, Word will prompt you to save the changes after the AutoClose macro has run.

This article describes how to modify the AutoClose macro to save changes without prompting.

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Use the following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro routine to save the edited document without prompting. If the document has never been saved, Word will prompt you for a file name and location for the document.

   Public Sub AutoClose()
      ' If the document you are closing requires saving due
      ' to changes...
      If ActiveDocument.Saved = False Then
         ' Save the document without prompting.
         ActiveDocument.Save
      End If
   End Sub

For more information about saving documents, from the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "save document" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view the "Save Method" topic.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for 
               Applications

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Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last reviewed: February 26, 1998
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