Files

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The following articles are available for the 'Files' topic. Click the article's title (shown in bold) to see the associated article.

Controlling Background Saving
Word has the capability to save your work, in the background, while you continue to edit your documents. This tip explains that capability and shows how you can turn it on or off.

Getting Notification of File Conversions
Open a file that isn't a Word document and Word will still try to convert it to a Word document. If you want Word to let you know when it is going to do these conversions, here's how to specify that.

Getting Rid of MRU Entries
By default Word dutifully keeps track of the different files you've worked on in the past. If you want to delete an entry from that list that it maintains, you'll want to understand the techniques discussed in this tip.

Inserting One File into Another
Word allows you to actually insert one document into another. This can come in very handy when you need to combine several smaller documents into a larger one.

Problem Opening Multiple Word Documents
What are you to do if you try to open a document and Word automatically closes your previous document? Word is not supposed to act this way, and it can be frustrating. Here are some ideas on how you can track down the problem.

What is an MRU File?
Don't you love all the acronyms used in computer terminology? One such acronym—pertinent to Word users—is MRU. This tip explains what MRU means and why it should matter to you.

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