XL98: Prompt to Save Changed Workbook Fails to Appear (183610)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q183610 SYMPTOMS
When you change and then close a workbook in Microsoft Excel 98, you are
not prompted to save the changes.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if both of the following conditions are true:
- You run a macro that changes the caption of the workbook window.
-and-
- You try to close the workbook without first saving the changes.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, click Save on the File menu before you click
Close on the File menu or click the Close button at the upper-left corner
of the workbook window.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
In most cases, if you attempt to close a changed workbook that you have not
saved, you are prompted to save the changes. To retain changes you want to
keep, save them before you close the workbook.
REFERENCES
For more information about saving files, click Contents And Index on the
Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of
the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in
Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Save a Workbook" topic, and
click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the
Office Assistant.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/11/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB183610 |
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