Windows 10: Word 19 - "save as" to Onedrive and varying speed of updating

This question connects with another already posted - sorry I cannot find it. Other sites list under my name questions / posts so I can find them . . . but not here.So, down to business:First: Save as in Word 19 can take me to OneDrive BUT this excludes seemingly to me anything "Shared". Shared, though, is where I save most of my work. How do I get FROM Word to OneDrive Shared?Second:I'm working with a recovered document that was saved to a Shared folder in OneDrive. When I am prompted do I want to save as a new version it takes me to the Shared folder I was using see above. So, if Wo

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Microsoft word not saving preferences

Hi montana14,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing issues with Microsoft Word not saving your preferences. Just a heads up that in regards to this kind of issue, our option is limited and we can only perform basic troubleshooting steps. Please allow me to ask some questions to better understand your concern.

• May I know what version and edition of Office installed in your computer?
  
  • You can open any Office apps
    
  • Go to File > Accounts - on the right side you can see Product Information
    
• Are you accessing Word application or Word on Web?
  

Here are some steps you can try to fix this issue:

1. Try repairing Microsoft Office:
   
   • Open the Settings app on your Windows computer. Click on " Installed Apps".
     
   • Scroll down and find "Microsoft 365 Office" in the list of installed apps.
     
   • Click on "Microsoft 365 Office" and then click on "Modify".
     
   • Select "Quick Repair" and click on "Repair".
     
   • Wait for the repair process to complete.
     
2. Reset Word settings: Open Word and go to File > Options > Customize Ribbon. Click on the Reset button at the bottom of the window and then click on OK. This will reset all Word settings to their default values.
   
3. Disable add-ins: Sometimes add-ins can cause issues with Word. Go to File > Options > Add-ins and disable any add-ins that you don't need.
   
4. Check for updates: Make sure that you have the latest updates installed for Microsoft Office. Go to File > Account > Update Options > Update Now.
   
5. Autocorrect not working: Try resetting the autocorrect settings by following these steps:
   
   • Click on the File tab in the top left corner of the screen.
     
   • Select Options from the left-hand menu.
     
   • Click on Proofing in the left-hand menu.
     
   • Click on the AutoCorrect Options button.
     
   • Click on the Reset button.
     
   • Click on OK to save the changes.
     
6. Default save location: If you want to change the default save location from OneDrive to your computer, follow these steps:
   
   • Click on the File tab in the top left corner of the screen.
     
   • Select Options from the left-hand menu.
     
   • Click on Save in the left-hand menu.
     
   • Under Save documents, select Computer.
     
   • In the Default local file location box, enter the path to the folder where you want to save your documents.
     
   • Click on OK to save the changes.
     

Please send us a reply if there are any confusions or clarifications to our description. I hope this helps!

Regards,

John Lloyd

Microsoft Moderator

 

Default save directory for Word not be User.

Jeff,

I found some screenshots that show that I also had to take some action in the System tray [the "Notification area" in Win10-speak] -

- Step 1 - SysTray, right-click on OneDrive icon, select Settings


- Step 2 - clear the checkbox for starting with Windows


Whilst my written notes do not refer to this action, I must have done it in order to have taken screenshots of doing so. And some of the trimmed-out bits of the screenshots prove that I was in a local account [not an MSAccount] when I did this.

Denis

 

Windows 10 - OneDrive

Right click on the app and one of the properties has an option to not automatically start it. Uncheck, restart the computer, and it should stop. If you want to go another step further, find the OneDrive app in the start menu, right click on it and uninstall.

If that is still insufficient, there is a batch uninstaller for OneDrive available online. I can copy the code here if you need it.