AutoSave switch greyed-out.

Anonymous
2017-08-04T15:40:16+00:00

A couple of days ago, I noticed that the save icon at the top of the Excel window in version 1707 of Office 365 has been moved a little to the right because a new greyed-out AutoSave button has appeared. It is set to "Off". 

Does anyone know how to turn it on?

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Anonymous
2017-08-04T16:25:12+00:00

this is from:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-is-AutoSave-6d6bd723-ebfd-4e40-b5f6-ae6e8088f7a5?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

"AutoSave is enabled when working on a file that is saved to OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint Online. If the file is saved to another location, then AutoSave is disabled. This will happen if your file is on a SharePoint On Premises site, a file server, or saved to a local path like C:.

There are other reasons AutoSave could be disabled as well. For example, if your file is in an older format like .xls, .ppt, or .doc., it will be disabled. It will also be disabled if your presentation is in slide show mode, or if your workbook contains password protection. If AutoSave is disabled, you can always hover over the AutoSave switch and a tooltip will tell you why it's off."

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-02-06T21:41:17+00:00

    I'm on a Mac and it works the same way. Auto-recover doesn't have the same functionality.

    So if you want Auto-save enabled, you have to start by opening the doc in the online editor, then select "Open in PowerPoint", for example. Voila! The Auto-save is enabled. Until you open in a different sequence next time. And then you are back to the grayed out option.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-02-08T22:49:12+00:00

    this is from:

    https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-is-AutoSave-6d6bd723-ebfd-4e40-b5f6-ae6e8088f7a5?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

    "AutoSave is enabled when working on a file that is saved to OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint Online. If the file is saved to another location, then AutoSave is disabled. This will happen if your file is on a SharePoint On Premises site, a file server, or saved to a local path like C:.

    There are other reasons AutoSave could be disabled as well. For example, if your file is in an older format like .xls, .ppt, or .doc., it will be disabled. It will also be disabled if your presentation is in slide show mode, or if your workbook contains password protection. If AutoSave is disabled, you can always hover over the AutoSave switch and a tooltip will tell you why it's off."

    And what if you save a file to your local OneDrive folder that is synced to the cloud?

    Autosave should on in that case, instead it's still greyed out.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-02-12T22:25:21+00:00

    When will the idiots at MS realise that most people (especially professional users) do not want to constantly directed to the internet or cloud when performing a function.

    WE don't want to backup to the cloud unless WE decide to, when it suits US.

    WE don't want to to search for images online from an Office program - that's what Google is for (or iStock, or Getty, etc)

    These should be last choice, buried options, not ones pushed on you every time WE try to do something.

    And as the MS Cloud advertisment - what is that awful accent the narrator punished my ears with? Please use someone who speaks English next time.

    I completely with this sentiment that we should not be forced to use OneDrive as our default doc location in order to use autosave (a safety feature). Greatly disappointed.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-02-17T21:00:34+00:00

    Thank you sooooo much Jason!! got it sorted thanks to your info :) 

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