File Name Changes After Selecting Folder in Save As Dialog Box

• Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Office Binder for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

In any of the products listed at the beginning of this article, when you type a file name for your document in the Save As dialog box, if you then select a different folder in the Save As dialog box, the file name reverts to the default name specified by one of the above programs. Because PowerPoint leaves the File Name box blank by default, the file name is deleted if you change folders after you type the file name of your presentation.

This behavior occurs in the following situations:

• This is the first time you save your file, you change the file name, and you then select a different folder.
  
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• You originally saved your document using the default file name provided by the program, and then you choose Save As, change the file name, and then change the folder.

WORKAROUND

To workaround this problem, select your folder before you type the file name.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: word95 word7 retained default change directory lost file name deleted changed erased blanked blank empty filename excel7 off7 binder powerpoint powerpt7 access7

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Version           : 7.00
Platform          : WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: June 8, 1999