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You can only change the name by saving it, so you need something like:<br />
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ActiveDocument SAveas ActiveDocument.Path &amp;&nbsp;&quot;\&quot; &amp;&nbsp;&quot;NewName.doc&quot;
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You can only change the name by saving it, so you need something like:

ActiveDocument SAveas ActiveDocument.Path & "\" & "NewName.doc"

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So I saved the filed under the new name. But now I need to delete the old file. I tried using <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;Set fs = CreateObject(&quot;Scripting.Fi<wbr />leSystemOb<wbr />ject&quot;)<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;fs.DeleteFile TheFileName <br />
but I get &quot;Access denied&quot;. Ms Word still has it open so it can't be deleted. <br />
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So how do I delete the old file?
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So I saved the filed under the new name. But now I need to delete the old file. I tried using
   Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   fs.DeleteFile TheFileName
but I get "Access denied". Ms Word still has it open so it can't be deleted.

So how do I delete the old file?

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When the code gets to <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Kill strFullName<br />
I get &quot;permission denied&quot; <br />
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This works for me <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; ActiveDocument.Close wdSaveChanges<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Name strFullName As Replace (strFullName, &quot;.doc&quot;, &quot;&nbsp;Signed.doc&quot;)
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When the code gets to
    Kill strFullName
I get "permission denied"

This works for me
    ActiveDocument.Close wdSaveChanges
    Name strFullName As Replace (strFullName, ".doc", " Signed.doc")

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How do I rename the active document in MS word using VBA (macros)? I want to save the document with the new name and delete the old name. &nbsp;TIA
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How do I rename the active document in MS word using VBA (macros)? I want to save the document with the new name and delete the old name.  TIA

rename the active document in MS word

Microsoft Word is a commercial document editing program that is part of the Microsoft Office suite. It features numerous text-editing tools for creating richly formatted documents, along with tools for the use of macros in Word documents. Word's native file formats are denoted either by a .doc or .docx file extension. Plugins permitting the Windows versions of Word to read and write formats it does not natively support, such as the OpenDocument format (ODF) are available. Word can import and display images in common bitmap formats such as JPG and GIF. It can also be used to create and display simple line-art.