AutoSave Feature Doesn't Prompt for Document Properties

ID: Q153171

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you first save a new document, the Document Properties dialog box does not appear.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

• The Prompt for Document Properties setting on the Save tab is selected (to see this, click Options on the Tools menu)

  -and-

• The document has been AutoSaved

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Word 97 for Windows.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the following steps to change the time intervals between

          saves:

          a. On the Tools menu, click Options.

          b. On the Save tab, select the Automatic Save Every check box and
             increase the time interval in the Minutes box. Click OK.

          a. On the Tools menu, click Options.

          b. On the Save tab, clear the "Automatic Save Every" check box.

          If you disable AutoSave, you can still update the File Properties
          by clicking File Properties on the File menu.

Version           : 7.0 7.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: January 20, 1999