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To: Junkyardawg who started this subject	1/4/2001 4:16:00 PM
From: mr.mark	of 110652

confusing Word message. i've encountered it numerous times and never fully understood it. now i do .... ****************************** "Q: Once in awhile when opening a document in Word 2000 I get the message “Do you want to revert to the saved ‘XXXXX.doc’ ?” I’ve never understood why this happens. I’m also confused about the different outcomes I should expect if I answer “yes” or “no.” I’m always nervous that I’ll give the wrong answer and lose something. A: This message comes up when you try to open a document that’s already open on the screen. Word is trying to tell you that the saved version you’re trying to open from the disk could be (and probably is) different from the copy that’s already open. This occurs, for example, if you haven’t saved your document for the last 20 minutes and the on-screen copy has 20 minutes worth of changes not found in the saved copy. It’s also trying to advise you that if you say “yes,” Word will wipe out the newer version on-screen and replace it with the older saved version. Choosing “yes” and “no” can have catastrophically different results. You could lose your last hour of work if you’ve been foolish enough to write for an hour without saving your work. The message is an unclear way of advising you of the choice. We’d like it to say something such as, “Do you want to replace the document XXXXX.doc that’s already open with the older copy of it saved on disk?” Considering the years Microsoft has had to polish Word’s interface and years of usability testing involved, we wonder why this unclear message hasn’t been fixed to avoid potentially disastrous results." ************************************

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