word document will open to end of document instead of start when .

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Is there any way to have a long word document (set option) open to the end of
the document or where you left off the last time it was opened. Presently it
goes to the begining of the document. I am aware and presently use Ctrl-end
keys to do this.
 
Anything else you do will cause more keystrokes than merely pressing
Ctrl+End to go to the end or Shift+F5 to go to the last edit point.

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

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If this is a document that you use frequently, it may be worth going to the
trouble to set up a special desktop shortcut that will open that document
(but only that one) and go to the end. The Target box of the shortcut needs
to contain the full path to the Word executable file, the name of the
document, and the command switch /mEndOfDocument, and the Start In box needs
to contain the path to the folder containing the document. For example, the
Target may look like this (all on one line):

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE" "Server
Strategy.doc" /mEndOfDocument

The quotes around the path and the filename are needed if there are any
spaces in them. Note that the document opens but the command switch doesn't
work if the Target omits the WINWORD.EXE part.

To go to the most recent edit instead of the end of the document, change the
command switch to /mGoBack. To make this work reliably, you may need the
macros from http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/GoBackFix.htm.
 
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