[openssl]

21 years ago when I used Windows 2000 I faced such problems. One would think those kind of issues would be resolved by now. Anyway

I’m a developer so this may not be for everyone.

I use markdown+git for documents.

If I must use office, I write in gitlab markdown first (auto backups) and then copy into office

[version_five]

I've also used markdown for documents a lot, and use pandoc when I need to convert it to a word doc (or html or pdf via latex). For more complex stuff I end up using word because the formatting is more flexible, if fragile. But this is a good reminder that I would like to set up a more professional standard markdown to word template for reports.

[jackjackk0]

Please note the Word was at its latest version of the Microsoft 365 package. I definitely sympathize with your approach (as a nerdy engineer) but unfortunately I don't see my wife's profession compatible with such plain text acrobatics...

[gigglesupstairs]

Use Onedrive. You already have 365, it comes with it. It has auto save, which is a lifesaver.