Although I create and edit documents directly in OOo Writer, I occasionally need
to save a copy as Word (.doc) for transmission to the less-enlightened.

"Saving as" a .doc assumes that I want to continue editing the .doc, when in
fact I simply want to export it, but since .doc is not an export option, perhaps
a "Save a copy..." dialog similar to that found in The Gimp, or an option in the
Save dialog to mark it as an export/copy would be useful, so that the focal
document is not changed from the original .odt