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Q196428: WD97: Word Doesn’t Display Each Open Document When Quitting

Article: Q196428
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta 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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When you have multiple documents open and you click Exit on the File menu, Word
displays the most recently opened document when you are prompted to save any
modified files. This functionality is different from earlier versions of Word,
which displayed each document when you were prompted to save it.

WORKAROUND
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To display each document as Word prompts you to save it, use one of the
following methods:

Method 1: Create a Macro
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Create the following macro, and name it FileExit. Word will use this macro in
place of the original FileExit or FileQuit command.

     Sub FileExit()
     Dim X as Document
        For Each X In Documents
           X.Activate
           On Error Resume Next
           X.Close
        Next
     End Sub

Method 2: Use the SHIFT Key
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Hold down the SHIFT key, click File, and then click Close All. When all documents
are saved and closed, click Exit on the File menu.

Method 3: Use the FileCloseAll Command
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Customize your File menu by adding the FileCloseAll command to the File menu.
When all documents are saved and closed, click Exit on the File menu.

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.

Additional query words: file close all closeall filecloseall quit exit save prompt documents display view

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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