Share via

Remove "Save your changes to this file" dialog...?

Anonymous
2019-07-08T09:59:15+00:00

After a recent update, a new dialog has appeared when closing documents ("Save your changes to this file?"). For as long as I remember, I closed my files using shortcut keys CTRL+W and N (when I just want to quit without saving). Now I am forced to press "Don't save" with a mouse or CTRL+W and ALT+N, which is annoying and counter productive (it really slows me down). Is there a way to return the old dialog window? It would be sort of the same if there would be a focus on the buttons, but now Microsoft has changed the focus to File name field, which doesn't let me use the "Don't Save" button short key.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments

6 answers

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2019-09-26T13:27:01+00:00

    Once AGAIN - an INSTANELY annoying new feature from MS.

    MS pls stop trying to reinvent the well. Everything stopped with Office 2010. From then on you've only been pushing $hit our way, which we never asked for. This forum post describes yet again something pointless and counter productive ... just get rid of it or at least make a toggle for us to revert back to the original and sense-making dialog ... not the 'new-and-improved' pointless stuff.

    Was this answer helpful?

    10+ people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  2. Anonymous
    2019-07-22T00:09:28+00:00

    I have no idea how to create a macro. It's beyond my comprehension. And why should I?

    You should never have put it there in the first place!

    Was this answer helpful?

    6 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  3. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2019-07-08T10:33:57+00:00

    Create a macro containing the following commands and add a button to run it to the Quick Access Toolbar.

    Sub CloseWithoutSaving()

    ActiveDocument.Close wdDoNotSaveChanges

    End Sub

    Was this answer helpful?

    4 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  4. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2019-07-22T00:44:17+00:00

    I do NOT work for Microsoft so do not say "You should never have put it there in the first place!"

    To see how to use the code that I gave you, see the following page of Graham Mayor's website:

    http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

    To facilitate using the macro, assign it to the keyboard.

    Was this answer helpful?

    3 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  5. Anonymous
    2019-09-26T14:26:15+00:00

    You are missing the point. The people, mostly UNPAID volunteers, who are replying to you are not "MS".  For the most part, "official" MS ignores this forum. Other than a few MS staff, who have no budget to improve this site, no one at MS reads this forum or cares what we say. 

    In order for MS staff with the power to make changes to see your complaints, you have to submit those complaints to the MS "Feedback" system.  There are developers and managers who actually read those submissions

    you can vote and add your comments to this feedback I submitted on the stupid decision to implement this (dis)"improvement"

    https://word.uservoice.com/forums/304924-word-for-windows-desktop-application/suggestions/38546230-word-2016-stupid-save-dialog-improvement

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments