Why is Word saving files as DOS names?

[Guest]

At various times word is saving my file as a DOS file name. Why is this
happening.?

 

[Guest]

Hi BAS-

If by 'dos name' you mean the file name extension (.doc for example) that is
not exclusive to DOS. The extension is used by the OS to identify the type of
file and associate the file with the correct application.

HTH |:>)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I suspect that BAS means that the file is being saved with a name such as
APPRAI~2.DOC. I got one of these from a client as an attachment (I had sent
it to him as Appraisal Chapter.doc). I have no idea what causes this.

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

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[Guest]

Suzanne - that is excatly the problem, files ending with ~1.doc

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you saving to some sort of removable medium?

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Words into Type
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[Guest]

Suzanne, I'm saving it to the hard drive.

Are you saving to some sort of removable medium?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Perhaps someone else is more knowledgeable about this, but I can only guess
that this is a problem outside Word--that there is some Windows setting
involved.

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

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