WD98: Allow Fast Save Option Selected by Default

• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition, the Allow Fast Saves option is turned on by default. This article describes how to use the Allow Fast Saves option.

MORE INFORMATION

The Allow Fast Saves option allows Word to save documents quickly by appending changes to the end of a file, instead of rewriting the entire file.

To turn the Allow Fast Saves option on and off, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Preferences.

2. Click the Save tab.

3. Click to select or clear the Allow Fast Saves check box.

4. Click OK.

You may want to periodically turn off this setting and do a full save on a document, to rewrite the entire file rather than have Word continually append changes to the end of the file. After which, you can reenable the Allow Fast Saves option.

For more information about fast saves, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE ID: Q111277
   TITLE     : WD: Change in Document File Size Is More or Less Than
               Expected

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176284
   TITLE     : WD: Word Does Not "Fast Save" Document

   - The differences between a fast save and a full save

   - Speed up saving a document

   - Turn off fast saves

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