Windows XP collects all my Word files into mini menus.

[Guest]

I am doing some work in which I need to have several Word files open at the
same time to cut and paste from one to another etc. These start off by being
displayed individually on the task bar then suddenly they all appear on a
mini 'Word' menu which I then have to click to choose the file required.
I would like to keep them individually displayed so I can click directly on
each one on the task bar.

Many thanks to anyone who can help with this.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try this.

Right click the Taskbar | Properties | Taskbar tab | UNCheck Group similar
taskbar buttons | Click Apply | Click OK

Group similar taskbar buttons
[[Displays taskbar buttons for files opened by the same program in the same
area of the taskbar. In addition, if the taskbar becomes so crowded with
buttons that the width of the buttons shrinks beyond a certain width, then
the buttons for the same program are collapsed into a single button.
Clicking the button lets you access the document you want. Right-clicking
the button lets you close all the documents you want.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

Fixed in a moment. You're a genius. Thank you very much.

Big Al.

Try this.

Right click the Taskbar | Properties | Taskbar tab | UNCheck Group similar
taskbar buttons | Click Apply | Click OK

Group similar taskbar buttons
[[Displays taskbar buttons for files opened by the same program in the same
area of the taskbar. In addition, if the taskbar becomes so crowded with
buttons that the width of the buttons shrinks beyond a certain width, then
the buttons for the same program are collapsed into a single button.
Clicking the button lets you access the document you want. Right-clicking
the button lets you close all the documents you want.]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I am doing some work in which I need to have several Word files open at
the same time to cut and paste from one to another etc. These start off
by being displayed individually on the task bar then suddenly they all
appear on a mini 'Word' menu which I then have to click to choose the
file required.
I would like to keep them individually displayed so I can click directly
on each one on the task bar.

Many thanks to anyone who can help with this.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I've been called a lot of things, but never a genius. Keep having fun.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Fixed in a moment. You're a genius. Thank you very much.

Big Al.

Try this.

Right click the Taskbar | Properties | Taskbar tab | UNCheck Group
similar taskbar buttons | Click Apply | Click OK

Group similar taskbar buttons
[[Displays taskbar buttons for files opened by the same program in the
same area of the taskbar. In addition, if the taskbar becomes so crowded
with buttons that the width of the buttons shrinks beyond a certain
width, then the buttons for the same program are collapsed into a single
button. Clicking the button lets you access the document you want.
Right-clicking the button lets you close all the documents you want.]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I am doing some work in which I need to have several Word files open at
the same time to cut and paste from one to another etc. These start off
by being displayed individually on the task bar then suddenly they all
appear on a mini 'Word' menu which I then have to click to choose the
file required.
I would like to keep them individually displayed so I can click directly
on each one on the task bar.

Many thanks to anyone who can help with this.