Microsoft Word not saving files

after updating a file and saving, the file well....isn't saving. i've tried different ones just to be sure there wasn't anything with a specific one and its the same. when i press cmd + Q to quit, it asks whether i want to save and i do, but then i press cmd + Q again and it says the same thing.
any advice on how i can fix this?

Force quit Microsoft Word (by pressing Command-Option-Escape, selecting Microsoft Word and then clicking "Force Quit"), and then reboot the computer.
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