The save icon is still enabled for me when I'm editting a cell. (I use xl2003.)

You could try resetting the standard toolbar:

tools|customize|toolbars tab
select the Standard toolbar
click reset

be aware that any customized changes you've made to that toolbar will have to be
recreated.

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If that doesn't help, how about a test:

Close excel
windows start button|run
type:
excel /safe
and hit enter

Start typing and see if the Save icon is enabled.

Maybe there's something else happening.

T70McCains wrote:

I have a problem that just started last week. When I modify a cell with new
text I cannot save the file until I click off the cell. I used to be able to
click save without clicking off the box. Can someone tell me how to fix this?

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Dave Peterson