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Q173226: WD97: Document Containing FILLIN Fields May Not Prompt to Save

Article: Q173226
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfield winword word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you create a document from a template that contains FILLIN fields,
Microsoft Word may not prompt you to save your document when you close the
file.

NOTE: This problem does not occur when you create a new document based on a
template that does not contain FILLIN fields. If you enter FILLIN fields
directly into a document, Word prompts you to save your changes when you close
the file.

WORKAROUND
==========

Use one of the following methods to work around this problem.

Method 1: Click Save
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Before you close your new document, click Save on the File menu.

Method 2: Create an AutoClose macro
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Create and save a macro in the template containing the FILLIN fields and name the
macro AutoClose. Enter the following lines of Visual Basic for Applications code
into the AutoClose macro:

     Sub AutoClose()
        On Error Resume Next
        ActiveDocument.Save
     End Sub

When you close an unsaved new document that is based on the custom template
containing the AutoClose macro, Word will display the Save As dialog box to
allow you to save your file.

For more information about creating a macro, click the Office Assistant, type
"How do I create a macro?," click Search, and then click to view "Create a
macro."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you close your new document, Microsoft Word should automatically prompt you
to save your changes with the following message:

  Do you want to save the changes you made to <filename>?

For additional information about creating a form with FILLIN fields, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q142213 WD: How to Create an Automated Form with Fill-in Fields

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00 vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbfield winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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