Filename Suffix Auto-Append on Save As...

[Guest]

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.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Put quotation marks around the filename (e.g., "filename.abc").

 

[Guest]

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!

 

[Graham Mayor]

It is working properly. This is not configurable and is determined by the
export filters.

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