Word will save new documents to the cloud by default. AutoSave will also be enabled by default. You can turn off these options if you prefer to save your files locally. Microsoft has long been pushing ...

Microsoft has made Word’s automatic cloud save default for new documents, pitching it as a safety net against lost work. On the surface, it’s convenient — no more lost drafts, seamless access anywhere ...

For some Microsoft 365 app users, the Normal.dotm error message “Word cannot save or create this file” may appear when you are trying to exit a Word file and want ...

While Microsoft Word uses the DOC and DOCX formats for document files, its competitor, Apache's OpenOffice Writer, uses the ODT format. Previously, these two files formats were not compatible, so ...

Microsoft held a special OneDrive and Copilot event today where it announced new features for its cloud storage service. One important change affects Word on Windows desktop. Microsoft says, “Starting ...

Thanks to a powerful new productivity enhancement, Microsoft 365 subscribers can now transcribe audio files with multiple speakers, at no extra cost. Our tips and tricks show you how to save time and ...

My Scientific American column this month concerned a sneaky problem that not many people are paying attention to: file-format rot. That’s when our digital files become unopenable not because their ...

If you use Word or Excel to edit documents and spreadsheets on your iPad, and you need to save a copy of your file to Dropbox, then this article will show you how you can save Microsoft Office files ...

Computer programs such as Microsoft Word are powerful tools for business owners to create and edit documents. Word documents have a .docx file extension representing the word processing program. While ...

If you're using Microsoft Word and the document fails to save, how do you recover it? It could be a system crash, the power fails, or your laptop battery suddently dies. Whatever the scenario, if ...