Writer/Artist 1: Can't Find Files Saved in Control Room (108445)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Creative Writer
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 1.1
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 1.1a
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh 1.0
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh 1.1
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh 1.1a
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows 1.1
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows 1.1a
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for the Macintosh 1.0
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for the Macintosh 1.1
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for the Macintosh 1.1a
This article was previously published under Q108445

SYMPTOMS

If you save and name a document in the Control Room without having named it first in the program, it may seem that the file has not been saved at all.

When you return to normal mode, the document name is still "A New Document" (without the quotation marks). Creative Writer and Fine Artist don't show the name you gave the document in the Control Room Save As section.

If you close the document and then try to find it again, it doesn't appear in the portfolio. It also isn't listed as the document you worked on most recently.

RESOLUTION

Use the following steps to locate a file you named only in the Control Room.

In Windows 95

  1. Exit Creative Writer or Fine Artist.
  2. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
  3. Locate the document you saved in the MSKIDS directory. Or, on the Tool menu, choose Find and type in the filename.
  4. Double-click the file name.
The program starts, with the selected document open.

In Windows 3.x

  1. Exit Creative Writer or Fine Artist.
  2. Start File Manager (usually located in the Main Program Group).
  3. Search the MSKIDS directory for the name you gave the document when you saved it in the Control Room.
  4. When you find the file, double-click the filename.
The program starts with the selected document open.

On the Macintosh

  1. Exit Creative Writer or Fine Artist.
  2. In Finder, open the MSKids folder (or the folder to which you saved the document).
  3. Locate the document and double-click it.
The program starts, with the selected document open.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the programs listed at the top of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

The Control Room can be used to save files under specific MS-DOS filenames and/or to specific locations. By default, unless you specify another drive or directory, documents saved in the Control Room are saved to the MSKIDS directory or folder. If you save a document from inside Creative Writer or Fine Artist, however, it is given a 32-character name and is saved by default into your own subdirectory.

NOTE: To enter the Control Room in Windows, press and hold down the CTRL key and the SHIFT key while you press the A key (CTRL+SHIFT+A). To enter the Control Room in Macintosh versions, press and hold down the COMMAND key and the SHIFT key while you press the A key (COMMAND+SHIFT+A).
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/15/2005
Keywords:KB108445
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