Saving an old file in a new name ... reverts back

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Saving an old file in a new name ... reverts back

Postby job1970 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:07 pm

Okay, I think I have a quirky preference, but Lord knows I don't know which one it is.

When I have a AW file, revise it, save it under a new name, close it out, then reopen, I'll be darned, but it saved it as the OLD file — without any changes.

Can someone direct me as to how to correct this bedeviling problem?

AW6.2.9
iMac / OSX 10.5.6

TIA

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Re: Saving an old file in a new name ... reverts back

Postby Peggy » Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:24 pm

job1970 wrote:Okay, I think I have a quirky preference, but Lord knows I don't know which one it is.

When I have a AW file, revise it, save it under a new name, close it out, then reopen, I'll be darned, but it saved it as the OLD file — without any changes.

Can someone direct me as to how to correct this bedeviling problem?

AW6.2.9
iMac / OSX 10.5.6

TIA

job


It sounds like you renamed the file in Finder while it was open in AppleWorks. This will "break" AppleWorks connection to the file & any changes you "save" won't be saved to the open document because AppleWorks can't find it. If you want to change the name of a file, either use File > Save As… to give it a new name or close the file, rename it in Finder & then reopen it. The same thing happens if you move the file while it is open.
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Postby job1970 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:29 pm

Yeppers....I'll just betcha that's what I have done!!!

I don't remember doing it, but it sounds like something I could easily do. I am constantly changing templates, etc.

Oh, silly me. But OH, THANK GOODNESS FOR AWUG!!

I do appreciate your help. (And I thought my preferences had gone quirky on me ...!! It's just may brain that is losing cells!)

Thanks again!
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