Save changes? WHAT changes?

[Bugsy]

I am working on a collection of recipes (about 7000) for an e-book. Often,
I open a file (recipe) to check something, but make no changes. WORD often
(very often) asks me if I want to save the changes. Many of these files are
copied from the internet and quite a few contain graphics

Since I made no changes, how should I answer this question, and furthermore,
why does it ask me?

Thanks,

Bugsy

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If this is Word 2002 or above, see “WD2002: You Are Prompted to Save Changes
When You Close a Document Even Though You Have Made No Changes” at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816473

 

[Frustrated]

Bugsy

Many times Word asks this because it does so much cool stuff you never see. Like if you print the file, without actually changing the content, Word updates the Last Time Printed information. That's a change. Or if there are forms or formula in your recipes, like 2 cups Sugar becomes 4 cups sugar if you click DOUBLE MY RECIPE, or even just entering the ingredients in a form (sometimes you see grayed boxes to type in.) Also, if your ingredients list is set up so that if you change 2 cups Sugar, to 1 1/2 cups Sugar in the ingredients list and Word atomatically update the instructions to read, Stir in 1 1/2 cups Sugar... stuff like that is all kept track of behind the scenes. Even if you don't change anything, sometimes the updates refresh themselves upon opening the document, so Word asks if you want to "Save" If you are sure you haven't made intentional changes, just say No.