Word 2003 Startup Panel

[Guest]

How can you get the panel at the right to DEFAULT to popping up with STYLES
(instead of something useless) every time you start Word 2003 (if you have
the panel selected to come up)?

PS I am trying to start a new thread, but everytime I click "new" it clunks
at me and does nothing. I am signed in (obviously). It worked fine
yesterday. Help!

Thanks,
AnnaSummers

 

[Anne Troy]

Hello, Anna. Seems you started a new thread okay after all. Open Word, hit
Tools-Macro-Visual Basic Editor (VBE). On the left, double-click
ThisDocument under Project (Normal). Make sure it opens the code window at
the right.
Paste the following code into the code window:

Option Explicit

Private Sub Document_New()
Application.TaskPanes.Item(wdTaskPaneFormatting).Visible = True
End Sub
Private Sub Document_Open()
Application.TaskPanes.Item(wdTaskPaneFormatting).Visible = True
End Sub

Hit the Save diskette on the VBE toolbar. Close the VBE.

Now, the problem with this is that you won't get this task pane when you
first open Word, but you will get it any time you open a document or create
a new one.
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com
www.MyExpertsOnline.com

 

[Guest]

Thanks Anne. I saved it, but it saved as Doc1.doc in My Documents. Should
it be named something else and saved in a startup folder or something?

I just don't understand why MS expects its Word customers to write programs
for what SHOULD be a simple option selection.

I still can't start a new thread - all I can do is Reply to an existing
thread.

Anna Summers

 

[Anne Troy]

You saved the document and you didn't need to. It should be working if you
hit the SAVE diskette in the Visual Basic Editor window like I stated.

What is your newsgroup reader? I am using Outlook Express. If I want to
start a new message I hit "New Post" in the upper-left-hand corner of the
application window.
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com
www.MyExpertsOnline.com

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You don't save the macro in a document but in the VBA Editor. See
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

It's (new thread) working again now, Anne, thanks. I don't use a newsgroup
reader, I just respond to email in OE. When I clicked the SAVE diskette
icon, it popped up a window asking me where to save it and what to name it -
should I just cancel that window?

 

[Guest]

LOL, Suzanne, "The Idiot's Guide to Installing Macros" - exactly what I
need!!
Thanks, Anna

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you intend to use newsgroups as a regular support resource, you'd be well
advised to use a newsreader instead of the Microsoft Communities interface
or any other Web forum. A newsreader is much easier to use and more
efficient, and you can save copies of your messages. For more, see these
articles:

Tips from MVPs on posting to the Word newsgroups
http://word.mvps.org/FindHelp/Posting.htm

Which newsgroup should you post to?
http://word.mvps.org/FindHelp/WhichNewgrp.htm

How to set up msnews in Outlook Express:
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/resources/communities.htm

The Communities portal also offers instructions on using a newsreader.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.