WD97: Avoiding Save As Alert When Saving to Different Format

ID: Q169937

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

When you save a file in a format other than the default Microsoft Word 97 format, the Office Assistant may prompt that you may lose some features.

This article discusses a method you can use to avoid this prompt each time you save a document.

MORE INFORMATION

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To prevent the Office Assistant prompt you each time you save a document in a format other than Word 97, you will need to create three Visual Basic for Applications macros. Name each macro as follows,

   FileSave, FileSaveAs, and Save_SaveAs

then type the following example Visual Basic for Applications code into each respective macro:

   Sub FileSave()
      ' If the document has not been saved
      ' display the File SaveAs dialog.
      If ActiveDocument.Saved = False Then
         ' Call the Save_SaveAs macro.
         Save_SaveAs
      Else
         ' Otherwise, save the document.
         ActiveDocument.Save
      End If
   End Sub

   Sub FileSaveAs()
      ' Call the Save_SaveAs macro.
      Save_SaveAs
   End Sub

   Public Sub Save_SaveAs()
      ' **********************************************
      ' This macro replaces the default functionality
      ' of the FileSaveAs command.
      ' **********************************************
      Dim myDialog As Dialog
      Set myDialog = Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
      ' Display the Dialog and save the document.
      If myDialog.Display Then
         ActiveDocument.SaveAs myDialog.Name, myDialog.Format, _
         myDialog.LockAnnot, myDialog.Password, myDialog.AddToMru, _
         myDialog.WritePassword, myDialog.RecommendReadOnly, _
         myDialog.EmbedFonts, myDialog.NativePictureFormat, _
         myDialog.FormsData, myDialog.SaveAsAOCELetter
      End If
   End Sub

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q173707
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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

Additional query words: vb vba vbe disabled disable dialog dialogbox vbapps

Keywords          : kbprg kbtool kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample 
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 16, 1999