Saving to CD-Rw

[Guest]

OK..I got it about saving the document to the hard drive. Now the question is, how do I 'copy' it to the CDRW? You'd think Microsoft would make it a simple deal to save the document to a disc. Next question would be how could you ever create a backup if you can't save it to a disc? For now I would be happy just to know how I can get the document onto a CDRW . Thanx

 

[Graham Mayor]

CDRW is inherently unstable when used in conjunction with 'big floppy'
applications like Direct CD or InCD so cannot be relied upon to store
mission critical data with complete safety. Use CDR discs with the ISO
(multisession) data copying module of your CD mastering software if you want
to be sure that the data is available when you really need it..

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

For that you need to use a CD writing application. Easy CD Creator or
something like that. Nothing to do with Word.

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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

OK..I got it about saving the document to the hard drive. Now the

question is, how do I 'copy' it to the CDRW? You'd think Microsoft would
make it a simple deal to save the document to a disc. Next question would
be how could you ever create a backup if you can't save it to a disc? For
now I would be happy just to know how I can get the document onto a CDRW .
Thanx

 

[Guest]

OK..I got it about saving the document to the hard drive. Now the question is, how do I 'copy' it to the CDRW? You'd think Microsoft would make it a simple deal to save the document to a disc. Next question would be how could you ever create a backup if you can't save it to a disc? For now I would be happy just to know how I can get the document onto a CDRW . Thanx

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The best way to "copy" your document to the CD is to use the CD-mastering
app that came with the drive. Although some such applications allow you to
treat the drive the same as a floppy, this is not advisable because the CDs
will not be readable by anyone who does not have that software.

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

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question is, how do I 'copy' it to the CDRW? You'd think Microsoft would
make it a simple deal to save the document to a disc. Next question would
be how could you ever create a backup if you can't save it to a disc? For
now I would be happy just to know how I can get the document onto a CDRW .
Thanx

 

[PAULAMOSAIC]

OK..I got it about saving the document to the hard drive. Now the question is, how do I 'copy' it to the CDRW? You'd think Microsoft would make it a simple deal to save the document to a disc. Next question would be how could you ever create a backup if you can't save it to a disc? For now I would be happy just to know how I can get the document onto a CDRW . Thanx

 

[PAULAMOSAIC]

OK..I got it about saving the document to the hard drive. Now the question is, how do I 'copy' it to the CDRW? You'd think Microsoft would make it a simple deal to save the document to a disc. Next question would be how could you ever create a backup if you can't save it to a disc? For now I would be happy just to know how I can get the document onto a CDRW . Thanx

 

[Graham Mayor]

CD is a write once medium and so is not compatible with the volatile
temporary files that Word creates in the current folder. Use your CD
mastering program to create a multi-session data disc and copy your files
with that software to the disc.
There is third party software around that allows a CDRW disc to be used as a
'big floppy' but it is notoriously flaky and best avoided.
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