Documents Not Appearing (as it used to) On Desktop ? [on a Mac]

[Robert111]

Hello,

Always something new I guess.
Using an older version of Word on a Mac.

Everything works fine, but-

I create a simple document
Then do a Save As

The window coms up with the Name and where to Save it to.

I pick Desktop, which also seems to be the default.

Fine.
It always was placed on the Desktop.
Not anymore.

I can find it now in Finder/Recents, and drag it to the desktop.

How can I make it, again, to appear simply on my desktop like it used to ?

Thanks,
Bob