Can't locate Word doc originally received as an attachment

[Beth]

I received a Word document in my email (Outlook Express)
as an attachment. I had to make changes to it. As I was
making changes, I would periodically click on the save
button and would see the disk icon pop up as though it
were saving it. Later when I exited the attachment and
the email, I didn't receive a prompt to save. When I
tried to go back into the email and pull up the
attachment, my changes weren't there. So I tried to find
where it was saved each time I clicked the save button,
but couldn't locate it anywhere. I did a test with
another attachment to see where it would save it and
couldn't locate it either. I went to "save as" to see
where it defaulted and it was in some folder like
C:/Windows/Temporary Files/IE???? and then some strange
letters. But my documents weren't there. Is there
someway for me to locate where this was being saved each
time I clicked the save icon. I'm assuming it's a problem
with Word and not Outlook Express.

 

[Guest]

Try looking for a folder called OLK

Sometimes I find things there...

Trish

 

[Guest]

Well, I use Outlook, not Express, but I've learned to never ever edit an attachment. It's way
too easy to lose your changes. Always always always do a Save As to store the attachment
outside of Outlook's sphere of influence before you edit.

You can open an attachment and edit and save all you want -- work on it for hours -- and
then when you close Outlook and it asks if you want to save changes to the email and you
say NO and all of the edits you made to the attachment get dumped.

It's not fair, maybe even a little rude, but that's the way it works, so don't edit attachments!
Save them outside the email, then edit, and life is good.
HTH!


----- Beth wrote: -----

I received a Word document in my email (Outlook Express)
as an attachment. I had to make changes to it. As I was
making changes, I would periodically click on the save
button and would see the disk icon pop up as though it
were saving it. Later when I exited the attachment and
the email, I didn't receive a prompt to save. When I
tried to go back into the email and pull up the
attachment, my changes weren't there. So I tried to find
where it was saved each time I clicked the save button,
but couldn't locate it anywhere. I did a test with
another attachment to see where it would save it and
couldn't locate it either. I went to "save as" to see
where it defaulted and it was in some folder like
C:/Windows/Temporary Files/IE???? and then some strange
letters. But my documents weren't there. Is there
someway for me to locate where this was being saved each
time I clicked the save icon. I'm assuming it's a problem
with Word and not Outlook Express.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

When you open an attachment directly (as opposed to using Save As), it is
saved in a temporary folder. You can edit it and save it as often as you
like, but unless you use Save As to save it to a document folder, it is
still considered a temporary file. When you close it or quit Word, it will
be deleted. It is never a good idea to open attachments directly anyway
because of the risk of viruses; it's always better to Save As to your
document folder, then scan for viruses before opening.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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