How to Tell Where Word 6.0 Saves Documents Under System 7.5

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

SUMMARY

System 7.5 includes a new feature in General Controls that allows you to specify where Word documents are saved. (General Controls is located in the Control Panels folder of the System Folder.) However, because Word also offers the option of saving files in specific locations, the setting in General Controls may conflict with Word's settings.

This article lists which folder a file is saved to under different settings.

MORE INFORMATION

The Document section of General Controls offers the following three options:

   When opening or saving a document, take me to

   o  Folder which contains the application
   o  Last folder used in the application
   o  Documents folder

Word 6.0 expects to save documents in the location specified for Documents on Word's File Locations tab. (To locate the File Locations tab, choose Options from the Tools menu.)

The following list shows you how Word responds, depending on the options you have selected:

"Folder Which Contains the Application" Is selected in General Controls

You open a file from Word's File menu:

   New documents are saved to the location specified by Word (in Tools,
   Options, File Locations).

   Choosing Open from the File menu shows the location specified by Word
   (in Tools, Options, File Locations).

   New documents are saved to the location specified by Word (in Tools,
   Options, File Locations)

   Existing files are saved to the location specified by Word (in Tools,
   Options, File Locations).

   Choosing Save As shows the last-used location.

"Last Folder Used in the Application" Is selected in General Controls

You open a document from Word's File menu:

   New documents are saved to the location specified by Word (in Tools,
   Options, File Locations).

   Choosing Open from the File menu shows the last folder used by
   the application.

   New documents are saved to the last folder used by the application.

   Existing files are saved to their original location.

"Documents Folder" Is selected in General Controls

You open a file from Word's File menu:

   The next time you save a file, a folder named "Documents" appears on
   the desktop, and the Word document is saved there. A document icon
   appears on the "Documents" folder. Subsequent files are saved to that
   same folder.

   The folder remains active even if it is moved to another location.

   Choosing Open from the File menu shows the Documents folder
   described above.

   New documents are saved to the Documents folder.

   Existing files are saved to their original location.