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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"J" wrote in message
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Whenever I try to do a SAVE or a SAVE AS in WORD the program hangs. I have
downloaded all the service packs and I am up to SP3. Still I cannot get
the
program to perform a save. However, I found out about starting WORD in
safe
mode by holding down the CNTL key. When in safe mode, SAVE and SAVE AS now
work. What do I do next?