WD97: ODMA: Word Converts Document When Opening in DOCS Open (185157)

RESOLUTION

After you open a non-Word 97 document and Word has converted the document, save the document in Word format and then save the document in the DOCS Open library.

Step 1: Saving the Document in Word Format

Use one of the following methods to save your document in Word 97 format.

If you want to the file name to remain the same, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu, click Save With Options.
2. Make sure the Select File Format box is selected as Word Document, and then click OK.

NOTE: In the Save With Options dialog box, you can also save your document with any of the following options:

• Protection Password
• Write Reservation Password
• Read-Only Recommended

If you want to give the file a different file name, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu, click Save As.
   
   NOTE: The DOCS Open "Document Profile - New Document" dialog box will show.
2. In the Document Profile dialog box, click Cancel.
3. DOCS Open will prompt "Do you want MS Word to save this document?"
4. Click Yes.
   
   NOTE: The default Word Save As dialog box will now show.
5. Change the Save as type box to Word Document.
6. Type a different document name in the File name box.
   
   NOTE: When you type a new file name in the File Name box, Word will save your converted document to a different file name. Your original file will not be overwritten.
7. Click Save (note that if you click Options before you click Save, you can also save your document with any of the following options: Protection Password, Write Reservation Password, Read-Only Recommended).

Step 2: Save the Document in the DOCS Open Library

To save the document in the DOCS Open library, follow these steps:

1. After Word has completed saving your document as a Word Document, click Save As on the File menu.
   
   NOTE: The DOCS Open "Document Profile - New Document" dialog box will appear.
2. Type in the document name that you want DOCS Open to use for your Word document.
3. After you have filled in the other required information in the Document Profile dialog box, click OK.
   
   NOTE: DOCS Open will now save the Word document in its library. When you reopen the document from the DOCS Open library, Word will not convert the document again because it is now in Word Document format.