Having documents open at leaving off point rather than the beginni

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I am hoping this is a simple and easy question, but how do I set Word to open
my document where I left off typing rather than opening at the beginning each
time? I have the 2007 edition. Thanks!
 
Shift+F5 regrettably doesn't work that way in Word 2007. It works as long as
a document is open, but not when it is closed and reopened.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
I made a minor test in Word 2007 before I posted the Shift+F5 solution and it
worked here. I just tested with more documents now and it also worked...

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Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word
 
I just tried it myself and couldn't get it to work. I saved the document,
closed it, reopened and pushed shift/f5 and nothing happened.
 
After reading Suzanne’s post, I found some posts from 2008 stating that
Shift+F5 does not work in Word 2007. I may have read that earlier and
forgotten about it. Anyway, it works here - and I cannot explain why. I have
tried both closing the document and exiting Word - and I can still go to the
last editing point using Shift+F5 when reopening the document.

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Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word
 
You're just charmed. <g> I had that experience with certain other features
in Word 97 and later, but the charm ultimately wore off in Word 2003. Are
you using an English or Danish version of Word? Could be that it's only
broken in the English version.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
<g>
I am using a Danish version of Word and switch the GUI language between
Danish and English as needed using a language pack. Shift+F5 works regardless
of the GUI language in use (at least today - I may test it again tomorrow
<g>).

The Danish version may be the reason why it works here. However, I find it a
bit strange if that is the case. I suppose the Danish and other localized
versions are based on the English version and therefore it seems unlikely to
me that a bookmark that is missing in the English version reappears in a
localized version. But who knows - Word works in mysterious ways…

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Regards
Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word
 

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