WD2000: AutoClose Macro Prompts to Save When Document Is Closed (212550)

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word, the AutoClose macro runs when you close a document. If your document has been changed since it was last saved, Word will prompt you to save the changes after the AutoClose macro has run.

This article describes how to modify the AutoClose macro to save changes without prompting.

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Use the following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro routine to save the edited document without prompting. If the document has never been saved, Word will prompt you for a file name and location for the document.

   Public Sub AutoClose()
      ' If the document you are closing requires saving due
      ' to changes...
      If ActiveDocument.Saved = False Then
         ' Save the document without prompting.
         ActiveDocument.Save
      End If
   End Sub

For more information about saving documents, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type save document in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

REFERENCES

For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications