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Why weren't my changes saved to a file in a public folder?

1. If the file is created in a program that doesn't support linked objects, Outlook may have opened the file as read-only and may not have been able to track and save your changes. To make changes, save a copy of the file on your hard disk, make your changes to the copy, and then save the copy in the public folder.

2. If the file is created in a program that supports linked objects and embedded objects, you may have changed the file at the same time as another person. When more than one person changes a file in a public folder at the same time, and the program supports linked and embedded objects, only the changes made by the first person who saves the file are saved. To have more than one person change a file, try routing the file in an e-mail message so only one person at a time can make changes.