can word indicate modified or unmodified like wordperfect?

[Guest]

At the top of the screen in WordPerfect, beside the document name, is
(modified) or (unmodified). Can we do the same in Word?

 

[CyberTaz]

Take a look at the Status Bar (bottom of window). There is an icon there
that indicates whether the doc contains any unsaved changes. Keep an eye on
it as you save to see how it changes.

Regards |:>)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In Word? In WinWord? What icon is this? I'm not aware of it.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
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[CyberTaz]

Hi Suzanne-

The icon is actually the Spelling & Grammar indicator, but it "serves the
purpose' to a certain extent. The reason I suggested watching it as you save
is because of the little floppy icon that telescopes in as you do... At
least in Word 2000. I thought '03 & '02 did the same, but must confess I
haven't really looked for it. Saving along the way has become such a habit
that an indicator of whether there are any unsaved changes is really not
something I verify in each new release.

Sorry if my reply was misleading in any way.

Regards |:>)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There is a "Background Save" space next to the Spelling & Grammar icon that
shows a pulsing floppy when you save, but to my knowledge this appears only
when you are actively saving and provides no indication afterward whether or
not a document has been modified since the last save.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Sorry for the slow response to the both of you. It doesn't seem that this
works as needed, although the input is certainly appreciated. Got any other
ideas??? Thanks. Stewart

 

[Guest]

Hi Stewart-

Since my original reply was not wholly accurate and apparently won't solve
the issueeven if it had been let's start from the beginning;

At the top of the screen in WordPerfect, beside the document name, is
(modified) or (unmodified). Can we do the same in Word?

No, Word does not have such a feature. Whether it can be improvised through
VBA is an issue I can't address.

Regards |:>)

 

[Tony Jollans]

It can't be improvised entirely accurately in VBA. VBA can only do something
when it's given a chance - in other words when an event occurs which it can
react to. Typing in a document does not trigger any such event so VBA can
not react. You could write VBA code that would approximate to it but it
would not be perfect - it would also involve quite a few different routines
to catch as many situations as possible where the state changed.