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aaronknyb
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9 months ago

I want to edit and save my updated document to a new location, instead of auto-save.

I have a master document saved in Dropbox.  I'm trying to open the document and make changes to it then save it as a new document in a different folder without saving the changes to the "master" docu...
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aaronknyb
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8 months ago

Hey Nancy.  Thanks for the reply, sorry it took me so long to get back to you.  I am editing the document in word for the web.  Attached is a screen shot of the what I'm looking at.  Please let me know if you need a different view.

 

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Megan
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8 months ago

Hey aaronknyb, let me jump in here!

Office Online auto-saves your content back to Dropbox at regular intervals. I don't believe there's a direct way to disable this feature.

However, as a workaround you can duplicate the existing master file, and make any necessary changes there.

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    aaronknyb
    New member | Level 2
    8 months ago

    Thank you Megan.  I think I may have figured out a work around

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      Nancy
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      8 months ago

      Glad to hear that, aaronknyb! Feel free to share your workaround here as well, if you want to. Other users in a similar situation may find it helpful, too.

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