You need to be careful and note where documents are saved. When you open a document, Word assumes that this is the location for documents until you either close Word or use a different location.




Never open or save a document on a flash drive from within Word.

I do not understand. How can I edit a document on a flash drive if I cannot open it.

I am talking here about NEW documents which I create and then "Save". I have not control over the place to which they are saved. The computer does that automatically.