Is there a shortcut to 'don't save' in microsoft word?

This applies to text edit and microsoft word. Whenever the window pops up about saving I just want to know if there is a shortcut command to say don't save. I know this is lazy because I don't want to use my trackpad but I just want to see if there's a shortcut.

Yes there is a shortcut.
On pre-Lion Macs Command-D worked for everything.
From Lion and newer Command-Delete works with Apple programs such as TextEdit and Command-D works with other programs such as MS Word.
On some keyboards the Delete key may be labelled Backspace.

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I just accidentally 'Don't Save'd a Word document. CAn I get it back?

I just inadvertently "Don't Save"ed a Word document. It had not been Save-ed or Named at any point. CAn I get it back?

You are correct. Time Machine can't backup a file that is not saved. And in "bopdog"s question above, I agree that her chances of getting her Word file back are slim to none. Bopdog specified that s/he never saved the Word file at all. In my experience and testing, I have never seen a Microsoft Office program create an Auto-Recover file of an open, but unsaved file, except when a program crash has occurred. I have seen Excel create an Auto-Recover file of an open document that had never been saved, when Excel crashed. So your point is well taken, and is likely correct in bopdog's case.
However, Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 programs, do save files automatically. If you have not changed the preferences, Office will automatically save an open, previously-saved, file every 10 minutes to the file location of Microsoft Office Auto-Recover documents (by default: Users > usernamehomefolder > Library > Application Support > Microsoft > Office > Office 2011 AutoRecovery). And if you use Time Machine, it will back up the Auto-Recover files every hour.
There are numerous support and forum Q&As across the internet where posters have basically said "if you click 'Don't Save' you are doomed." And there are numerous Q&As that explain where to find MS Office Auto-Recover files, and others that suggest Time Machine as a way to recover files. My post was meant to point out the fact that the combination of Auto-Recover and Time Machine can often allow you to recover a file (with at least some of your otherwise lost work) when you accidentally click "Don't Save."
The reason for my enthusiasm in the post is that I had just recovered several hours of work using the method I described. Here's what happened in my specific case:
I was working on a Word document that had been saved previously.
I spent several hours over the course of a workday bouncing between the open Word document and multitasking with other programs and files.
In the evening I went back to work on the file for a while, then I got distracted.
I went to install some new software and when my Mac asked me to Restart, I blithely shut down all my programs.
When Word asked, I accidentally clicked "Don't Save" on the file that I had been working on off-and-on all day, without saving.
I shut down Word normally and restarted the computer.
I then re-opened the Word file (opened recent documents) and realized that hours and hours of work were gone!
I went to Auto-Recover and there was no Auto-Recover file for the Word document. That is the way Auto-Recover unfortunately works. If you say "Don't Save" it assumes you mean it, and it deletes the Auto-Recover file. You can't get it back.
However, Time Machine backed up the Auto-Recover file. It was still there in my last Time Machine backup. In my case I didn't lose one minute of my work, because the Word file had been sitting there open for hours, without me working on it, and Time Machine backed up the Auto-Recover file every hour.
So yes, you can recover a Word file that YOU did not (recently) save, even if you clicked "Don't Save," because Auto-Recover saves files automatically, and Time Machine backs up the Auto-Recover files. It may not work in every case, but it sure saved my butt a couple days ago. So forgive my enthusiasm, but I was pretty stoked to get a few hours of my life back, and wanted to share this with the Mac community.

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>Saving a PDF document as Word in Acrobat 7 loses much of the formatting.
I don't have 9 yet but I can't imagine it would be a whole heckuva lot better.
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I prefer keyboard shortcuts to the mouse for many things and when I close an unneeded file (in TextEdit for example) I used to type cmd-d for don't save. That is no long an option and it also seems impossible to create a short cut in software like Keyboard Maestro because the dialog location depends on the window size. Any ideas on how to make cmd-d work again?

sorry
.. impossible to create a short cut in software like Keyboard Maestro because the dialog location depends on the window size. Any ideas on how to make cmd-d work again.

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When I went File->Save->Microsft Word->Word Document and selected the location, I could see in the little status bar down the bottom that Acrobat X went through what looked like another OCR process. And sure enough when I opened up the file the Word document contained all the un-fixed suspects in it.
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Suppose you have 4 web pages open, each in a separate tab in Safari.
You have all these tabs open and you would like to put all of them in a folder.
Is there a shortcut or technique - besides dragging each url individually into the bookmark manager?
It would be wonderful if there was a "Save Open Tabs..", which would display a dialog that allows you to create a new folder, or pick a folder where you would like these placed. Of course, it would be nice if it rememebered where you last saved your 'tabbed webpages' too, so you didnt' have to keep on looking for the same old folder?
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This really frustrates me, small differences between the apps that shouldn't be there.
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Deleting & renaming files - is there a shortcut to finder?

I am a recent convert from PC to Mac. So far so good. However, one thing starts to drive me up the wall which is deleting/renaming files in programs such as photoshop, word, excel etc.etc.
As far as I can tell, this is only possible in the finder menu. Is this Correct? I am using a lot of folders and subfolders - sometimes 3-4 levels deep. Every time I need to change/delete a file or filename - lets say while in photoshop, I have to go to finder and click my way through several levels of folders to the actual file I need to change. This is somewhat annoying and timeconsuming.
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fupe

Hi Greg,
Thanks for your input. You are correct as far as "save" and "save as" is concerned. Windows and Mac work the same way.
However, as far as I can tell, in Mac you can only "delete" or "rename" a file in "finder" which forces you to open up finder and locate the file in order to delete or change it.
In windows you can do these 2 functions directly in the program (such as photoshop, excel or words). You do not have to go to "explorer or root directory" to make these changes which I believe would be the equivalent of "finder".
In any case, Terence solved the problem. By command clicking the name (title) of the file in any program, it opens up the directory in "finder". This way makes it easy to select the file and do the changes.
fupe

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Having exactly the same issue. Using UPD 5.3 PCL6 driver. I can apply changes to the default/eco short cuts and they are retained until you select another shortcut and return to the original. At that point it reverts to the default default. Close and reopen and my mods appear again.
With the additional shortcuts though, I can create whatever I want, save as and apply, close the window & reopen and no new shortcuts.
Come on HP!
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I'm using a Remote Object to connect to my server
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