Quit and restart with documents in same arrangement? aryev 12/13/2008 7:20:00 AM Is there a way to close Word and later reopen it and have the same documents I was last working on reopen in the same positions, and on the same pages? I keep several documents open at once, all a few hundred pages long, and it's several minutes every day to get everything in order. Which, you know, starts to add up. Some kind of "Remember where I was command" would be excellent. Thanks, you MVP question answerers rock.

Re: Quit and restart with documents in same arrangement? "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 12/13/2008 7:58:49 AM Word version? The obvious approach would be to save all the documents at the end of the day - Shift+File+Save All in Word 2003 then Hibernate the PC. It will open again as you left it. With Word versions before 2007 you could run a macro that would open all the preferred documents at the last edit positions, but if the documents opened vary daily, or if some of those documents are protected forms or password protected it starts to get a whole lot more complicated. If the documents are Word 2007 documents the last edit postion is not saved when the document is closed so you would have to insert a marker in each document every time you save/close the document and recall that position, but the basic code is: Dim vFilename(2) As Variant 'increment the number by 1 for each additional file Dim i As Long vFilename(0) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename1.doc" vFilename(1) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename2.doc" vFilename(2) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename3.doc" 'etc For i = LBound(vFilename) To UBound(vFilename) Documents.Open FileName:=vFilename(i) Application.GoBack Next i -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> aryev wrote: [Quoted Text] > Is there a way to close Word and later reopen it and have the same > documents I was last working on reopen in the same positions, and on > the same pages? > > I keep several documents open at once, all a few hundred pages long, > and it's several minutes every day to get everything in order. Which, > you know, starts to add up. > > Some kind of "Remember where I was command" would be excellent. > > Thanks, you MVP question answerers rock.

Re: Quit and restart with documents in same arrangement? grammatim <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> 12/13/2008 12:53:28 PM But the problem is that (in 2007) when you start a new Word session, each document opens in a window sized and placed where the last-closed document had been in the last Word session. The problem with leaving Word running overnight is that if you're set for automatic 3 am updates, all the documents will get closed anyway. On Dec 13, 2:58 am, "Graham Mayor" <gma...[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Word version? > > The obvious approach would be to save all the documents at the end of the > day - Shift+File+Save All in Word 2003 then Hibernate the PC. It will open > again as you left it. > > With Word versions before 2007 you could run a macro that would open all the > preferred documents at the last edit positions, but if the documents opened > vary daily, or if some of those documents are protected forms or password > protected it starts to get a whole lot more complicated. If the documents > are Word 2007 documents the last edit postion is not saved when the document > is closed so you would have to insert a marker in each document every time > you save/close the document and recall that position, but the basic code is: > > Dim vFilename(2) As Variant 'increment the number by 1 for each additional > file > Dim i As Long > vFilename(0) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename1.doc" > vFilename(1) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename2.doc" > vFilename(2) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename3.doc" > 'etc > > For i = LBound(vFilename) To UBound(vFilename) >     Documents.Open FileName:=vFilename(i) >     Application.GoBack > Next i > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor -  Word MVP > > My web sitewww.gmayor.com > Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > > aryev wrote: > > Is there a way to close Word and later reopen it and have the same > > documents I was last working on reopen in the same positions, and on > > the same pages? > > > I keep several documents open at once, all a few hundred pages long, > > and it's several minutes every day to get everything in order. Which, > > you know, starts to add up. > > > Some kind of "Remember where I was command" would be excellent. > > > Thanks, you MVP question answerers rock.-

Re: Quit and restart with documents in same arrangement? "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 12/13/2008 1:33:02 PM The PC is not running when hibernated. It is switched off and the active desktop settings are stored in a file which is used to restore everything. In any case it is not a good plan to allow automatic updates to take place without your acknowledgement - especially if you are liable to leave applications running overnight. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> grammatim wrote: [Quoted Text] > But the problem is that (in 2007) when you start a new Word session, > each document opens in a window sized and placed where the last-closed > document had been in the last Word session. > > The problem with leaving Word running overnight is that if you're set > for automatic 3 am updates, all the documents will get closed anyway. > > On Dec 13, 2:58 am, "Graham Mayor" <gma...[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote: >> Word version? >> >> The obvious approach would be to save all the documents at the end >> of the day - Shift+File+Save All in Word 2003 then Hibernate the PC. >> It will open again as you left it. >> >> With Word versions before 2007 you could run a macro that would open >> all the preferred documents at the last edit positions, but if the >> documents opened vary daily, or if some of those documents are >> protected forms or password protected it starts to get a whole lot >> more complicated. If the documents are Word 2007 documents the last >> edit postion is not saved when the document is closed so you would >> have to insert a marker in each document every time you save/close >> the document and recall that position, but the basic code is: >> >> Dim vFilename(2) As Variant 'increment the number by 1 for each >> additional file >> Dim i As Long >> vFilename(0) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename1.doc" >> vFilename(1) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename2.doc" >> vFilename(2) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename3.doc" >> 'etc >> >> For i = LBound(vFilename) To UBound(vFilename) >> Documents.Open FileName:=vFilename(i) >> Application.GoBack >> Next i >> >> -- >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> >> My web sitewww.gmayor.com >> Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> >> >> aryev wrote: >>> Is there a way to close Word and later reopen it and have the same >>> documents I was last working on reopen in the same positions, and on >>> the same pages? >> >>> I keep several documents open at once, all a few hundred pages long, >>> and it's several minutes every day to get everything in order. >>> Which, you know, starts to add up. >> >>> Some kind of "Remember where I was command" would be excellent. >> >>> Thanks, you MVP question answerers rock.-

OT :Automatic updates Re: Quit and restart with documents in same arrangement? grammatim <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> 12/13/2008 9:20:51 PM Well, I'm not so liable ... but MS recommends Automatic Update set for 3 am. Occasionally I find the machine having restarted and waiting for me to enter my password in the morning. The oddest thing happened on Wednesday morning after an update: I no longer have Vista "appearances"! The taskbar is flat gray, the desktop sidebar (with the "gadgets" in it -- I like the system tach, the clockface, the weather, and the calendar page) is also flat gray (it used to be transparent, so the right 1.5 inches of my desktop image are now obscured), and the window title bars are XP-ish -- a dark blue bar that fades to light blue at the right end, the Explorer tabs are all squared off. I can't find anywhere in the control panel where I can change Appearance -- and the picture in right-click Taskbar > Properties shows the proper Vista appearance! On Dec 13, 8:33 am, "Graham Mayor" <gma...[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote: [Quoted Text] > The PC is not running when hibernated. It is switched off and the active > desktop settings are stored in a file which is used to restore everything.. > In any case it is not a good plan to allow automatic updates to take place > without your acknowledgement - especially if you are liable to leave > applications running overnight. > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor -  Word MVP > > My web sitewww.gmayor.com > Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > > grammatim wrote: > > But the problem is that (in 2007) when you start a new Word session, > > each document opens in a window sized and placed where the last-closed > > document had been in the last Word session. > > > The problem with leaving Word running overnight is that if you're set > > for automatic 3 am updates, all the documents will get closed anyway. > > > On Dec 13, 2:58 am, "Graham Mayor" <gma...[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote: > >> Word version? > > >> The obvious approach would be to save all the documents at the end > >> of the day - Shift+File+Save All in Word 2003 then Hibernate the PC. > >> It will open again as you left it. > > >> With Word versions before 2007 you could run a macro that would open > >> all the preferred documents at the last edit positions, but if the > >> documents opened vary daily, or if some of those documents are > >> protected forms or password protected it starts to get a whole lot > >> more complicated. If the documents are Word 2007 documents the last > >> edit postion is not saved when the document is closed so you would > >> have to insert a marker in each document every time you save/close > >> the document and recall that position, but the basic code is: > > >> Dim vFilename(2) As Variant 'increment the number by 1 for each > >> additional file > >> Dim i As Long > >> vFilename(0) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename1.doc" > >> vFilename(1) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename2.doc" > >> vFilename(2) = "D:\My Documents\Word Documents\Filename3.doc" > >> 'etc > > >> For i = LBound(vFilename) To UBound(vFilename) > >> Documents.Open FileName:=vFilename(i) > >> Application.GoBack > >> Next i > > >> -- > >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > >> My web sitewww.gmayor.com > >> Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org > >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > >> aryev wrote: > >>> Is there a way to close Word and later reopen it and have the same > >>> documents I was last working on reopen in the same positions, and on > >>> the same pages? > > >>> I keep several documents open at once, all a few hundred pages long, > >>> and it's several minutes every day to get everything in order. > >>> Which, you know, starts to add up. > > >>> Some kind of "Remember where I was command" would be excellent. > > >>> Thanks, you MVP question answerers rock.--

Re: OT :Automatic updates Re: Quit and restart with documents in same arrangement? Jay Freedman <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 12/14/2008 12:12:45 AM On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:20:51 -0800 (PST), grammatim <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> wrote: [Quoted Text] >Well, I'm not so liable ... but MS recommends Automatic Update set for >3 am. Occasionally I find the machine having restarted and waiting for >me to enter my password in the morning. > >The oddest thing happened on Wednesday morning after an update: I no >longer have Vista "appearances"! The taskbar is flat gray, the desktop >sidebar (with the "gadgets" in it -- I like the system tach, the >clockface, the weather, and the calendar page) is also flat gray (it >used to be transparent, so the right 1.5 inches of my desktop image >are now obscured), and the window title bars are XP-ish -- a dark blue >bar that fades to light blue at the right end, the Explorer tabs are >all squared off. I can't find anywhere in the control panel where I >can change Appearance -- and the picture in right-click Taskbar > >Properties shows the proper Vista appearance! It sounds like the desktop theme has been switched from "Windows Vista" to "Windows Classic" (which looks just like Windows XP). Right-click the desktop and click Personalize (or Start > Control Panel > Personalization) and choose Theme. If I'm right, you can get back to where you were by choosing the Windows Vista theme (or another, if you saved a custom theme). You may have to reselect the desktop background picture if you weren't using the default. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

Re: OT :Automatic updates Re: Quit and restart with documents in same arrangement? grammatim <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> 12/14/2008 4:20:19 AM On Dec 13, 7:12 pm, Jay Freedman <jay.freed...[ at ]verizon.net> wrote: [Quoted Text] > On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:20:51 -0800 (PST), grammatim <gramma...[ at ]verizon.net> > wrote: > > >Well, I'm not so liable ... but MS recommends Automatic Update set for > >3 am. Occasionally I find the machine having restarted and waiting for > >me to enter my password in the morning. > > >The oddest thing happened on Wednesday morning after an update: I no > >longer have Vista "appearances"! The taskbar is flat gray, the desktop > >sidebar (with the "gadgets" in it -- I like the system tach, the > >clockface, the weather, and the calendar page) is also flat gray (it > >used to be transparent, so the right 1.5 inches of my desktop image > >are now obscured), and the window title bars are XP-ish -- a dark blue > >bar that fades to light blue at the right end, the Explorer tabs are > >all squared off. I can't find anywhere in the control panel where I > >can change Appearance -- and the picture in right-click Taskbar > > >Properties shows the proper Vista appearance! > > It sounds like the desktop theme has been switched from "Windows Vista" to > "Windows Classic" (which looks just like Windows XP). > > Right-click the desktop and click Personalize (or Start > Control Panel > > Personalization) and choose Theme. If I'm right, you can get back to where you > were by choosing the Windows Vista theme (or another, if you saved a custom > theme). You may have to reselect the desktop background picture if you weren't > using the default. Well, that did it! (Except for resetting the Opacity of the gadgets.) Thank you. But why, dear Microsoft, would I right-click on the Desktop, when the Desktop hadn't changed at all and had been customized to the extent of having my own background image, whereas right-clicking on the Taskbar and the Sidebar, where I hadn't changed anything, yielded nothing at all? I.e., why would their update have caused Vista-look to change to non- Vista?