Blank document opens on startup

[Greg]

I believe it was since the last minor update to MS Office (to Word
v11.3.5 and Excel v11.3.6) that both programs open up a new blank
document on startup. I preferred the previous behaviour when the
application simply started without any document. I can't find any
preference to control this. Anyone else experiencing the same issue?

Thanks.

I'm on a MacBookPro 2.33 Intel Core Duo with 3GB RAM.

 

[JE McGimpsey]

I believe it was since the last minor update to MS Office (to Word
v11.3.5 and Excel v11.3.6) that both programs open up a new blank
document on startup. I preferred the previous behaviour when the
application simply started without any document. I can't find any
preference to control this. Anyone else experiencing the same issue?

Thanks.

I'm on a MacBookPro 2.33 Intel Core Duo with 3GB RAM.

If you didn't get a blank document with Word or XL, you probably had a
macro or add-in that closed the default window. I don't think Word has
had a preference setting for that since Word 6 (and that was a hidden
one, IRRC).

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Greg:

You're thinking of the PC version of Word.

Word on the PC had a very arcane startup switch that disabled the new blank
document. Word on the Mac does not have startup switches.

What "Should" happen on the Mac is that the blank document should be
replaced by the first one you open, when you open one.

Due to an architectural consideration on the software, Word needs at least
one document open to work properly. Until a document is open, we can't know
which Template to open. With no template open, none of the customisations
and settings are available so Word would behave very strangely if it tried
to do anything.

The initial blank document forces Word to preload the Normal template, so
all your customisations and keystrokes are immediately available.

Cheers

I believe it was since the last minor update to MS Office (to Word
v11.3.5 and Excel v11.3.6) that both programs open up a new blank
document on startup. I preferred the previous behaviour when the
application simply started without any document. I can't find any
preference to control this. Anyone else experiencing the same issue?

Thanks.

I'm on a MacBookPro 2.33 Intel Core Duo with 3GB RAM.

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[little_creature]

Hi Greg,
further to what has been said. From my point of view there are 2
things but I will refer to Excel. IF you are speaking about situation
when
1. you click on existing document and you get open the existing
document and blank spread sheet on the top -i.e. you have your document
+blank document open?
then you have your personal workbook unhiden - navigate to windows -
hide

2. Or you rather refer to situation when you start Excel program -
clicking on it's icon you want no spreadsheet to open at all. I manage
to do by playing with personal workbook, I do not think it's issue of
macro it was when I copy PC personal to Mac - they have different
names and location, let me see tomorrow while I'm on Mac and I can say
then.

Word has been described by John.

 

[Phillip Jones]

In mac version of the office program you have the option to startup
either using the Project Gallery in which you choose to use a document
style from various pre-designed templates (even some you designed). Or
you can click cancel. In which the Blank document (word document, Excel
spreadsheet/database/PowerPoint Presentation. comes up. This happens
only if your opening to create a new document.

Or two when you either double-click on a document already created, or
Drag the document and drop onto the icon of the Word/Excel/PowerPoint
application. The document immediately opens up bypassing the Project
gallery altogether and does not open a blank document.

This is one behavior that has not been changed since Office 2001 days.

Hi Greg:

You're thinking of the PC version of Word.

Word on the PC had a very arcane startup switch that disabled the new blank
document. Word on the Mac does not have startup switches.

What "Should" happen on the Mac is that the blank document should be
replaced by the first one you open, when you open one.

Due to an architectural consideration on the software, Word needs at least
one document open to work properly. Until a document is open, we can't know
which Template to open. With no template open, none of the customisations
and settings are available so Word would behave very strangely if it tried
to do anything.

The initial blank document forces Word to preload the Normal template, so
all your customisations and keystrokes are immediately available.

Cheers

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