cuello@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (07/12/89)
Suppose that you were typing a document in Microsoft Word 4.0. Upon a final revision, you decide that some of the information contained in it should not be released; or maybe some of the wording of the document is not very diplo-matic. So you decide to delete those parts that should not be read by the recipient of the document. Or maybe you substitute it for other paragraphs with a better wording. And finally you send the document. Suppose you send it using electronic mail. If the person in question has Microsoft Word 4.0, no problem; your document will look as neat and polished as it did the last time you saved it. But if the person has (arg!) version 3.0x, prepare yourself for a rude awake- ning. Because our good-old MS Word will have stored in the file _ALL_ the text that has been typed in that document, regardless if it was deleted, edited, polished,armor-alled... So, when the guy tries to open the 4.0 document using 3.0x, the file will be read as text... and everything will be there for him to see!!! Now, isn't this an efficient way to store information? <>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>><> | Federico A. CUELLO | "Some want <cuello@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu> | to change the world <cuello@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> | others Research Assistant/Microcomputer Consultant | want to read it Dept.of Economics/CSO Microconsulting Office | we, just want University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | to talk with it" 484 Commerce West, Urbana, Il. 61801 (USA) | Octavio Paz | <>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>><>
cuello@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (07/12/89)
Suppose that you were typing a document in Microsoft Word 4.0. Upon a final revision, you decide that some of the information contained in it should not be released; or maybe some of the wording of the document is not very diplo-matic. So you decide to delete those parts that should not be read by the recipient of the document. Or maybe you substitute it for other paragraphs with a better wording. And finally you send the document. Suppose you send it using electronic mail. If the person in question has Microsoft Word 4.0, no problem; your document will look as neat and polished as it did the last time you saved it. But if the person has (arg!) version 3.0x, prepare yourself for a rude awake- ning. Because our good-old MS Word will have stored in the file _ALL_ the text that has been typed in that document, regardless if it was deleted, edited, polished,armor-alled... So, when the guy tries to open the 4.0 document using 3.0x, the file will be read as text... and everything will be there for him to see!!! Now, isn't this an efficient way to store information? <>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>><> | Federico A. CUELLO | "Some want <cuello@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu> | to change the world <cuello@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> | others Research Assistant/Microcomputer Consultant | want to read it Dept.of Economics/CSO Microconsulting Office | we, just want University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | to talk with it" 484 Commerce West, Urbana, Il. 61801 (USA) | Octavio Paz | <>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>><>
cuello@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (07/13/89)
Thanks to all of those who replied to my posting. The problem seems to reside in how the "fast save" of MS-Word works. The saving of deleted information can be avoided by doing a "save as..." instead of just doing a normal "save" with the "fast save" on. A good point was raised by Steve Burdick (sburdick@cup.portal.com). He suggestedthe creation of a menu entry under the File menu that would enable/disable the fast save feature, i.e. when checked the fast save would be on and viceversa. This would avoid the having to go to the "save as..." all the time, but in some cases (i.e. large files) would make things a little slow. Thanks again. <>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>><> | Federico A. CUELLO | "Some want <cuello@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu> | to change the world <cuello@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> | others Research Assistant/Microcomputer Consultant | want to read it Dept.of Economics/CSO Microconsulting Office | we, just want University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | to talk with it" 484 Commerce West, Urbana, Il. 61801 (USA) | Octavio Paz | <>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>><>