Save as doc not showing

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frenchman96

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Hi Guys
When I compose a doc in Open Office, then do a "save as" to desktop, as an odt file, it does not appear in desktop, BUT, it shows on the save as page?
 
Sorry but I don’t use open office so my answers may be generic.
If you refresh the desktop does the doc appear?
If you save to another folder does the file appear?
If you save as another file type does the doc show?
 
Virginia
I saved it as a rtf and that did not work and if I tried to drag the mouse arrow down from the right corner of the desktop, nothing happens.
 
Thank you frenchman96.
Can you post the outcome of those other questions please.
Dragging the mouse cursor to the right corner should show the desktop but not when viewing the desktop. if you have another app/program open does the problem occur?
If you right click on the desktop then refresh should be an option.
 
1- found r/c refresh ok, senior moment, did it but no sign of any change
2- just saved a doc using Wordpad, same problem, not arrived on DT
3-funny thing is, it shws as saved, see attachment
 

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Are your icons manually set that far apart or has a setting been changed? I’m wondering if the docs are somehow off-screen.
If you move your mouse over the spaces do any indications show that there’s any file there?
 
I managed the icons to suit me, and funny enough, I have just done a new doc in Wordpad, saved to the desktop as a RTF file, and that is not showing on desktop
 
yes, one screen, and I have used it this way and arranged icons this way for many, many years.

As you can see, I keep my pc very simplified, and I do disk clean regularly, empty mail often, delete unwanted pics often
 
if you save elsewhere, like the Documents folder, that works?

and even though it says it saved to Desktop, but you can't see it there, re-open any one of those tested programs and see if you can open that saved Desktop file from the Recent list.
if you can, it is on the Desktop (somewhere) and you can't see it.
if you cannot, it really didn't save to the Desktop.
 
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