Word Doesn't Save

iMac Word does not save documents in either Save or Save As mode. I get the wheel, and after several minutes, I have to do a "force quit." I just installed MS360 and still have the same problem in Word. I don't have any issues saving Excel and Power Point documents. I have MAC OS Monterey V12.6.7

Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Jul 8, 2023 1:40 PM

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Jul 8, 2023 2:31 PM in response to L5J13F1917

L5J13F1917 wrote:

iMac Word does not save documents in either Save or Save As mode. I get the wheel, and after several minutes, I have to do a "force quit." I just installed MS360 and still have the same problem in Word. I don't have any issues saving Excel and Power Point documents. I have MAC OS Monterey V12.6.7

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