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You cannot close Microsoft Office Word because a dialog box is open. Click OK, switch to Word, and then close the dialog box.
There is a problem saving the file.
Usually this is because the disk or floppy disk is too small for the file or is full, RAM memory is low, or there is a permission problem with the drive the file is being saved to.
If the amount of disk space for a paging file is low, save the file to another drive. If the RAM memory is low, increase available RAM. If permissions to the drive do not allow you to save to that drive, save the file to another drive or request permissions from the administrator to save files to the drive.
Note: This error can also occur if the computer is running a version of antivirus software that is not compatible with the Microsoft Office system or needs to be updated.
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You cannot close Microsoft Office Word because a dialog box is open. Click OK, switch to Word, and then close the dialog box.
Make sure that the file isn't open in Word when you are trying to upload it to gmail.
By the way, what is the exact error message?
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Sorry but I have 2007 Word and the message I am getting is differ than the other questions. It pops up when I upload a file on gmail and open a file when I have already opened a blank file.
I believe you are citing http://blog.techperspect.com/2011/12/solution-to-error-there-is-problem.html. Have you tried the advice given in the article?
Also, take a look at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/891986 (You receive a "The command cannot be performed because a dialog box is opened" error message when you try to open a file in Word 2007 or in Word 2003).