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

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

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. Instead Word saves a version when you save the current document.

In addition, Word Help incorrectly states that a version of your document is saved when you close your document.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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:

          a. On the File menu, click Versions.

          b. In the Versions In <File Name> dialog box, click Save Now.

          c. Type any comments you want and then click OK.

          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.

          a. On the File menu, click Versions.

          b. 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.