What do I do if I can't save my document in Microsoft Office Word 2011?

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What do I do if I can't save my document in Microsoft Office Word 2011?

I can't save my document, and I don't know what to do. I have tried to save the file in different folders, I have tried to copy all the text and save in a new document, I have tried to save it to an external harddrive and a USB but with no luck. The document is full of equations, and I therefore can't simply send it over to aanother computer via mail etc. Whenever I try to save it doesn't show anything, but the document is still named: 'Document 5'. The little dot in the red circle is still there obv.

No window with the problem is poppin' up and I have no idea what is wrong. I have checked for updates, but none is available. I have 427,82 GB out of 499,25 GB available on my harddrive disc w/e it's called.

Please help, thanks

btw. the assignment deadline is the 19th of May

iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.2

Posted on May 17, 2013 6:41 AM

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Answer 1

Red Dwarf

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May 17, 2013 7:02 AM in response to Skoedstrup

Hi,

I can't directly help you with the Save issue you're having with MS Word. However, since your deadline is 19th May for your assignment, the priority is to get it sent before the deadline. Have you tried saving the document as a .pdf? If not, do the following:

With the document open, from the menubar select File->Print
In the Print dialogue box click PDF drop down menu (bottom left of the Print dialogue window)
Select Save as PDF

Has the document been saved as a PDF?

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Answer 2

Skoedstrup Author

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May 17, 2013 2:21 PM in response to Red Dwarf

Hey, thanks for the answer!

I tried copying the whole thing, quit word completely, open it again and then put the text back. It worked but I still don't know what the problem was. Thanks though 🙂

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