Another thing that will help reduce the Damage before you even start the document for the day or session is:
Open Document
Go to Word Preference >
Click Save
This window appears:
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Set the items I have shown with captions
Next click okay to save.
then work on Document save every 3-5 minutes or every time you stop to get you thoughts together.
The reason to turn on Prompt to save Normal template because it remind you to save this change to the Normal template.
My opinion: I think it’s a great idea to leave this feature on. Most people think it’s tedious and a pain to dismiss the warning. But You never ever want to add new settings to normal template unless you want to expressly make a permanent change. Yet you do want the ability to make changes to Normal if will help in the future with other things you write.
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Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.