Filename Suffix Auto-Append on Save As...

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I'm having difficulty saving a file in a format not included in the "Save as
type:" list when I use "Save As...". I am saving the file as a Plain Text
(*.txt) file but I don't actually want the .txt file extension. So, I change
the type to Plain Text, go to rename the file name in the File name: text box
with my preferred file extension (eg. *.abc) and finally hit the Save button.
However, my problem lies here. Upon hitting the Save button I can see that
the *.txt file extension has been appended to the file name I specified.

It is a real pain in the butt to have to go to windows explorer and actually
rename the file each time I do this (for I am doing this fairly often) but I
can't find the option to stop this from happening.

Looking for instructions on disabling this automatic feature. I know it's
possible for I'm running two of the same versions of Word on two computers
with the same operating systems (Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Office Word
2003 (11.6502.6408) SP1)

Thanks for your time.
 
Okay, sure that works pretty well. Still interested in finding an option
that will let me do this properly.

Thanks for the help, garfield-n-odie! :D
 
It is working properly. This is not configurable and is determined by the
export filters.

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