Save, Back to Neighborhood, and Exit disabled in University. Help? (edited)

[LadyCrimsonSkye]

I've only come across this 2 times, and did not ask about about it.  I was sure I knew the cause the first time, turns out, I didn't.

While in University, I stopped to save my game, and the Save, Neighborhood, and Exit icons were all disabled, as the build options are disabled in normal University play.  Is this common?  As I mentioned, I've only had it happen a couple of times, but it is a huge hassle. 

Any help would be appreciated.  Thank you in advance.

ETA:  Has this been gone over somewhere else, and I've missed it?  Are there shortcut keys to exit or save a particular lot?  I really would like some help with this, even if it's just someone saying they've had this issue before, or never heard of it before.

The first time it happened to me when I tried to turn build tools on, in a dorm.  I have since enabled build tools with no problem, but this most recent occasion I did not.

[jsalemi]

Shit happens. The best solution is to put the Lot Debugger on the lot, and use its option to enable the save options -- this is one of those bugs that happens for no apparent reason sometimes, and the fix on the lot debugger is there for just that purpose.

[LadyCrimsonSkye]

*mashes thanks button repeatedly, and enjoys BAaaaaa! over and over*

Thank you SO much!  I was beginning to think I was the only one who experienced this.  I was really irritated, because I lost a really neat sim...

Thanks again!  MATY is the only place I go for help.