How do I save a word document to a floopy disk?

I have typed an important document in Word 2000 and when I click on the disk
in the task bar or in the file "pull down" window which has the floppy disk
image, nothing happens...it does not save even though I have an empty disk in
the tower.

Thanks for your help.

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:43:27 +0000, Otis Abernathy wrote
(in article ):

I have typed an important document in Word 2000 and when I click on the disk
in the task bar or in the file "pull down" window which has the floppy disk
image, nothing happens...it does not save even though I have an empty disk in

the tower.

Thanks for your help.

1) I fail to see what this has to do with Publisher.

2) The short answer is: you don't. It's a sure way to corrupt a document. You
save it to the hard drive, and then you copy across. When you wish to edit
the document, you copy it back to the hard drive, edit it, save it to the
hard drive and copy it back to the floppy.

3) Why are you still using floppies anyway? Surely all your systems have USB
ports - get yourself a pen drive!

File
Save as

Then select the A drive and give the file a name and OK.


--
Don
Vancouver USA


"Otis Abernathy" Otis wrote in message
...
I have typed an important document in Word 2000 and when I click on the
disk
in the task bar or in the file "pull down" window which has the floppy
disk
image, nothing happens...it does not save even though I have an empty disk
in
the tower.

Thanks for your help.

Sarah,

It's only fair! Good advice delivered in a nice manner.

I use floppies all the time. Writers give me a floppy with their article
on it, I open it and import it. I had my computers set up so I could
access Linda's HD and import articles from it. I thought I had a virus
and in the attempt to remove it, I screwed up something. :-(

Mike

Margolotta wrote:

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:43:27 +0000, Otis Abernathy wrote
(in article ):


I have typed an important document in Word 2000 and when I click on the disk
in the task bar or in the file "pull down" window which has the floppy disk
image, nothing happens...it does not save even though I have an empty disk in


the tower.

Thanks for your help.


1) I fail to see what this has to do with Publisher.

2) The short answer is: you don't. It's a sure way to corrupt a document. You
save it to the hard drive, and then you copy across. When you wish to edit
the document, you copy it back to the hard drive, edit it, save it to the
hard drive and copy it back to the floppy.

3) Why are you still using floppies anyway? Surely all your systems have USB
ports - get yourself a pen drive!

You should *never* do that. It should be saved to the hard drive then copied
over to the "floopy".

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Don Schmidt" Don Retired wrote in message
...
File
Save as

Then select the A drive and give the file a name and OK.


--
Don
Vancouver USA


"Otis Abernathy" Otis wrote in
message ...
I have typed an important document in Word 2000 and when I click on the
disk
in the task bar or in the file "pull down" window which has the floppy
disk
image, nothing happens...it does not save even though I have an empty
disk in
the tower.

Thanks for your help.

I'm just a wild and crazy guy. I have no problems saving to or retrieving
from the floppy, RAM drive or my network hard drive. Being Don Corleone's
nephew has its privileges.G

Ciao, bella mia.

donato


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
You should *never* do that. It should be saved to the hard drive then
copied over to the "floopy".

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Don Schmidt" Don Retired wrote in message
...
File
Save as

Then select the A drive and give the file a name and OK.


--
Don
Vancouver USA


"Otis Abernathy" Otis wrote in
message ...
I have typed an important document in Word 2000 and when I click on the
disk
in the task bar or in the file "pull down" window which has the floppy
disk
image, nothing happens...it does not save even though I have an empty
disk in
the tower.

Thanks for your help.

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:14:00 +0000, Mike Koewler wrote
(in article ):

Sarah,

It's only fair! Good advice delivered in a nice manner.

I use floppies all the time. Writers give me a floppy with their article
on it, I open it and import it. I had my computers set up so I could
access Linda's HD and import articles from it. I thought I had a virus
and in the attempt to remove it, I screwed up something. :-(

Mike

What can I say, Michael? I'm 30 this year, I must be mellowing in my old
age... I do wish you, JoAnn, Don, Mary and Brian would stop top-posting,
though! ;o) eg

Mind you, it's a nice day here - the sun is singing, the birds are shining -
and the cat's just been sick on the hall carpet. It's brass monkeys though
(my BBC Weather widget is telling me it's currently -1C which I can't
believe!)

Macs haven't had floppies since time immemorial. The last Mac that had a
floppy drive was the Beige G3 (discontinued in 1998, IIRC). They've not had
one since.

And you're still married?! ;o) Or are you one of these weird blokes who feels
he has to name his computers...?

You're a prime candidate for a Mac you are. You wouldn't have to worry
about viruses then! I love not hearing the hard drive churning away every
morning as AVG does its daily scan. No spyware either.

How's Shaun, by the way...? Where is he at the moment?

Warmest wishes,

Margo

30 huh?! Just a kid. I've got 35 years of Ma Bell under my belt some 19
years ago.

When one has that much time being programmed to put the most current
response at the front (top) of a pendoflex file, it's more difficult to
change the habit than trying to genuflect with your left knee going to the
floor.

Besides, it is expected you young'uns humor ol peoples.

--
Don
"May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)


"Margolotta" wrote in message
. net...
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:14:00 +0000, Mike Koewler wrote
(in article ):

Sarah,

It's only fair! Good advice delivered in a nice manner.

I use floppies all the time. Writers give me a floppy with their article
on it, I open it and import it. I had my computers set up so I could
access Linda's HD and import articles from it. I thought I had a virus
and in the attempt to remove it, I screwed up something. :-(

Mike

What can I say, Michael? I'm 30 this year, I must be mellowing in my old
age... I do wish you, JoAnn, Don, Mary and Brian would stop top-posting,
though! ;o) eg

Mind you, it's a nice day here - the sun is singing, the birds are
shining -
and the cat's just been sick on the hall carpet. It's brass monkeys though
(my BBC Weather widget is telling me it's currently -1C which I can't
believe!)

Macs haven't had floppies since time immemorial. The last Mac that had a
floppy drive was the Beige G3 (discontinued in 1998, IIRC). They've not
had
one since.

And you're still married?! ;o) Or are you one of these weird blokes who
feels
he has to name his computers...?

You're a prime candidate for a Mac you are. You wouldn't have to worry
about viruses then! I love not hearing the hard drive churning away every
morning as AVG does its daily scan. No spyware either.

How's Shaun, by the way...? Where is he at the moment?

Warmest wishes,

Margo

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:55:55 +0000, Don Schmidt wrote
(in article ):

30 huh?! Just a kid. I've got 35 years of Ma Bell under my belt some 19
years ago.

When one has that much time being programmed to put the most current
response at the front (top) of a pendoflex file, it's more difficult to
change the habit than trying to genuflect with your left knee going to the
floor.

Besides, it is expected you young'uns humor ol peoples.



Then stop using Outhouse Excrement and use a proper reader, one that places
the cursor at the end of the message automatically - or there's always (the
no longer maintained) OE QuoteFix. This is what I like about Hogwasher (the
reader I use on the Mac) it not only places the cursor at the end, it colour
codes the replies, so i know who's said what.

The only thing it doesn't support (and I've no idea why) is Unicode-only
characters (e.g. the degree symbol and fractions). I've written to the
developer (who is very good at supporting his software) to ask why, so
hopefully I'll know why soon enough...

You *WILL* be reprogrammed. I am Sarah of Borg. You will be assimilated.
Resistance is futile... ;o)

Ciao bello

Sarah

Margolotta was very recently
heard to utter:
The only thing it doesn't support (and I've no idea why) is
Unicode-only characters (e.g. the degree symbol and fractions).

The Degree symbol is ASCII 0176, and 0188, 0189, 0190 are ¼, ½, ¾
respectively. i.e. NOT Unicode-only.

HTH

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher