change file open dialog box settings

[jcc]

I can't figure out how to permanently change the column width of the
file open dialog box. My date column chops off the time and I don't
want to have to resize it each time.

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

1) Open Word

2) Use File>Open

3) Adjust the window to your taste

4) Select and Open a document

5) Quite Word immediately on command Q

Word is displaying a Finder window for that dialog. You need to hit an
action button to make Word store the settings (in other words, you need to
actually open a file).

You then need to Quit Word to force it to SAVE the new settings.

Cheers

I can't figure out how to permanently change the column width of the
file open dialog box. My date column chops off the time and I don't
want to have to resize it each time.

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Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 4 1209 1410

 

[jcc]

thanks John for your response.
I tried your suggestion (about 6 times) but the changes don't stick.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks,

John

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Hi John:

Hmmm... Munged preferences is the problem: but which ones, I wonder? The
change you make is not being saved. It is on my system. I just opened and
quit Word three times to make sure the change held.

OK, quite word and try re-naming your Normal template, and any file with
"word" in its name in your ~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft folder.

When you re-launch Word, the files will be rebuilt. If this fixes the
problem, great, If it doesn't, the size is being held in a Finder
preference (the Word File>Open dialog is actually an Apple Finder window)
but I have no idea which one.

Cheers

thanks John for your response.
I tried your suggestion (about 6 times) but the changes don't stick.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks,

John

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John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 4 1209 1410