Microsoft has announced that Word for Windows will now save new files to OneDrive or preferred cloud storage automatically.

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Q: I just got a new laptop that doesn’t include Microsoft Word — what are my options? A: When you go to open a Word document on a new laptop, you’re likely to be presented with a prompt for ...

Microsoft says that Word for Windows will soon enable autosave and automatically save all new documents to the cloud by default.

A big change is being made by Microsoft to the way Word for Windows saves documents. Microsoft Word users will ...

If you prefer local storage, don't worry: you can get back the traditional way of creating documents, in which they're not saved to the cloud until you choose. In Word for Windows, click File > More > ...