QuickLook shows old version of .docx document

Hello,

I have a docx document written using Microsoft Word on MacOS from Office365.

Then I changed font, formatting, logo picture etc, but QuickLook still shows old version of this file.

How to resolve that problem?


Thanks for help

MacBook Air, macOS 13.3

Posted on May 16, 2023 05:11 AM

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Feb 5, 2024 03:54 AM in response to Evarios

I have the same issue, nobody is able to tell me why. Quick Look View shows a super old version of this document, despite it being moved and saved multiple different times. When opened in word it is the version I have made. It is very strange but my boss keeps viewing documents I am sending to some of our clients and it is showing another clients logo and being unhappy. I tell him that it's just quick look. How do I fix this???

May 16, 2023 08:03 AM in response to Evarios

Did more testing here with Pages v13 and Word 16.72 on Ventura 13.3.1 (a). It appears that Quick Look is not dynamically triggered to update its view when the application's autosave updates the document changes. Instead, you will need to close and reopen the Quick Look view on the affected document to see the changes.


I would expect this to be the case on older versions of macOS such as Monterey or Big Sur too.

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QuickLook shows old version of .docx document

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