WD97: Avoiding "Save As" Alert When Saving to Different Format

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   Sub FileSave()
      ' If the document has not been saved
      ' display the File SaveAs dialog.
      If ActiveDocument.Saved = False Then
         ' Call the Save_SaveAs macro.
         Save_SaveAs
      Else
         ' Otherwise, save the document.
         ActiveDocument.Save
      End If
   End Sub
				

   Sub FileSaveAs()
      ' Call the Save_SaveAs macro.
      Save_SaveAs
   End Sub
				

   Public Sub Save_SaveAs()

      ' **********************************************
      ' This macro replaces the default functionality
      ' of the FileSaveAs command.
      ' **********************************************
      Dim myDialog As Dialog
      Set myDialog = Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
      ' Display the Dialog and save the document.
      If myDialog.Display Then
         ActiveDocument.SaveAs myDialog.Name, myDialog.Format, _
         myDialog.LockAnnot, myDialog.Password, myDialog.AddToMru, _
         myDialog.WritePassword, myDialog.RecommendReadOnly, _
         myDialog.EmbedFonts, myDialog.NativePictureFormat, _
         myDialog.FormsData, myDialog.SaveAsAOCELetter
      End If
   End Sub
				

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