For a couple of years, I have had much difficulty trying to save edits to a very long inventory list in Word. The original is in OneDrive with a copy I keep trying to update on a Windows 11 PC.
Problem #1. It takes a long time to get into the Word Document and I get the message that I am not connected to the Internet. We all know that I'm connected.
Problem #2. No matter how I troubleshoot this error message, it keeps telling me that I am not connected.
Problem #3. The OneDrive Word document pops open and allows me to work on it. How does this happen after a long time trying to prove I am online? Anyway,
Problem #4. No way on earth will it allow me to update the OneDrive Word document with edits on the PC. The message is that it "couldn't save the latest changes" and to "try to open and then save the new document in a new tab." Grrrrrr. (I am using MS Edge.) So I click the "reload in new tab" button. Nothing loads.
Problem #5. I copy and paste the edited document into the new tab in the Edge browser which auto opens when I click on save to new tab in the Word document. Then when I try to save, the same window tells me to try and open/save in a new tab, repeat indefinitely. Egads.
I checked this community and saw a similar problem and tried the solution, changing the save setting in Word to "computer" instead of OneDrive. This is the limit of my tech ability right here. When I select a location in my PC to save this updated document, I choose the C drive, then Documents, then the name of the document. Boom, it tells me this name is incorrect. I give up.
I changed the Save setting in MS Word back to OneDrive since the computer option isn't working. Actually, neither is working. And I am losing my mind.
you get so many options to recover the files incase of power failure, system failure or unexpected shutdowns. So, when you restart the Word program next time, Word automatically pops up and displays the recovery option to recover the files.
* So, ensure AutoSave is turned on every time.
- To save the files locally to your computer, just click CTRL + S to Save (or) Click File > Save As to select the desired location and save them.
Note- If you choose C drive, you will need to enable permissions before save them. You could create a new folder on the C drive and save them.
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I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I will be happy to help you further.
Best regards,
Gunasekar N