Suzanne
Wed Mar 02 17:15:31 CST 2005
And see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm for more.
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Words into Type
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"TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
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> This is what Help says about FastSaves:
>
> Allow fast saves Speeds up saving by recording only the changes in a
> document. When you finish working on a document, clear this option and
save
> the complete file with a full save. A full save may decrease the file size
> of your document.
>
>
> It is dam useless and dangerous to use. Never use FastSaves. It might have
> been useful back in 1960 when 8" floppy drives de rigueur (and Word wasn't
> even around) but with today's fast hard drives and network connections, it
> is nothing but BIG trouble.
>
> This is what help says about Background Saves:
> Allow background saves Saves documents in the background while you work.
A
> pulsing disk icon appears in the status bar when Word performs a
background
> save.
>
> Don't believe any of it: it is a piece of fiction and although checking it
> doesn't do any harm, it won't save your life if Word crashes.
>
>
> --
> Terry Farrell - Word MVP
>
http://word.mvps.org/
>
>
> "william" <william@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DAA2E08E-A4DF-467F-859E-4C380932280E@microsoft.com...
> : What does enabling fast save or background save do? And why doesn't the
> help
> : have anything on it?
>
>