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What if I actually don't want any changes saved because I've only opened a document for reference purposes?
by iggldiggl 3y ago
What if I actually don't want any changes saved because I've only opened a document for reference purposes?
- ReactiveJelly 3y agoHave a "Read-only" checkbox. For the love of God, have a "read-only" checkbox.
- ghkbrew 3y agoThen you proactively prevent changes. Either "open a copy" or "open in readonly mode". If you make saving the default you have to manually not save. It's a trade off versus default no saves with manual saves
- NavinF 3y agoModern apps like gdocs have a toggle for switching between read-only, suggest changes, and editing. If you forgot to toggle, you can just open version history and revert. MS Office also had version history for nearly a decade.