Cecilia,

I think you're referring to Autorecover (Tools - Options - Save tab). To
automatically save to the original file, use Autosave. It's in Tools -
Addins. There are disadvantages to Autosave. Instead, being in the habit
of saving at appropriate times is a good technique to master. Consider
versions (do Save as, "Myfile-2.xls", "Myfile-3.xls", etc. Then remove the
old ones when you're sure you won't need them.

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"Cecilia Quinn Dean" <Cecilia Quinn wrote in
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I absolutely abhor the fact that excel saves a copy rather than
automatically
saves to the original document. Does anyone know how to turn off the
"save a
copy" feature and to have Excel automatically save to the original
document.