"Subdocument '...' will be saved in a different format. Word can save
over the original file, or save to a different file name. Would you like to
save to a new file? [Yes] [Yes to All] [No] [No to All]"

In Word 2000 the dialog default is Yes, which is the sensible default and is
what is desired when automatically saving a master document and its
subdocuments from a macro by turning off alerts via
Application.DisplayAlerts = wdDisplayNone.

However, in Word 2002 the dialog default has inexplicably been changed to
No...:/ This means that if you turn off alerts, all of the subdocuments will
be saved in the original .doc format. I could not find a way to set the
default back to Yes.

Is there any way to control the default of this dialog? Or is there some
other way to specify that you wish to save all subdocuments as HTML -
perhaps some hidden or undocumented property? I do not wish to save each
subdocument separately; I have found numerous other problems with this
scheme, such as bad hyperlinks etc.

Jack Dignan
Design Science, Inc.
jackd AT dessci DOT com

Sorry I don't have an answer for the question you asked. Perhaps someone
else will, although I doubt it given the reluctance of people on these
newsgroups to use the Master document "feature." However, I may have an
answer to the questions that you didn't ask because you didn't know you
should be asking...

"Master Document" is a term of art in Word referring to a "feature" that not
only doesn't work but also destroys documents. The consensus among those
offering advice on these newsgroups is that using the Master Document
feature is a sure way to destroy your document. It can destroy parts of your
document that you are not even working on! I think John McGhie said it
succinctly when he said that there are two kinds of Master Documents: Those
that are corrupt and those that will be corrupt soon. See <URL:
http://www.addbalance.com/word/masterdocuments.htm> for information on the
Master Document feature and workarounds. See <URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WhyMasterDocsCorrupt.htm> for more
information on what goes wrong, and <URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RecoverMasterDocs.htm> for ideas on
how to salvage what you can.

Hope this helps.
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