How do I turn on the automatic viewing of file properties whenever a file is
saved in word 2007? I want the properties summary to appear every time
I save or "save as" a file.
Hi John,
That isn't the behavior you get normally with either Word 2003 or
2007.
In Word 2003, you can check the box for Tools > Options > Save >
Prompt for document properties. It will display the properties dialog
only the first time you save a new document, not on subsequent saves
or on save as.
In Word 2007, the option doesn't appear in the Word Options dialog
(thanks, MS :-b ) but you can turn it on by opening the macro editor,
opening the Immediate window, and entering the command
Application.Options.SavePropertiesPrompt = True
(or False to turn it off). The behavior is the same as in 2003.
If you really want to be pestered by the prompt on _every_ save (which
would drive me around the bend in short order, though some might say
it's a short trip), you'll have to write macros to intercept all the
possible ways of saving a document and insert the command
Dialogs(wdDialogFileSummaryInfo).Show
or, if you want the complete file properties dialog,
Dialogs(750).Show
and then call the command that does the intended action. The list of
intercepts includes FileSave, FileSaveAs, FileSaveAll, AutoClose
(which will prompt the user to save if the document is 'dirty'), and a
bunch of weird ones like FileSaveAsOtherFormats.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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