How do I split a screen and edit two or more documents at once?

[Nick]

I can do the split with the same document, but not two documents. This
seems like an ordinary thing to do, no? Using Word 6.0 on Windows 2000.

 

[Gilles Desjardins]

Nick, open the two documents then Window, Arrange all. This will place both
documents one above the other on your screen.

HTH

Gilles Desjardins

 

[Nick]

But when I do that I get all these tool bars and boarders for both
screens and on a laptop it is way too crowded. Can't I just split the
dam screen and toggle back and forth between them, on two diffeent
documents? This used to be a standard feature of XYWrite and other
word processing programs a dozen years ago.

 

[Gilles Desjardins]

Nick my response to that situation is that I close all the toolbars I don't
need. Annoying, but fact of Microsoft life.

Gilles

But when I do that I get all these tool bars and boarders for both
screens and on a laptop it is way too crowded. Can't I just split the
dam screen and toggle back and forth between them, on two diffeent
documents? This used to be a standard feature of XYWrite and other
word processing programs a dozen years ago.

"Gilles Desjardins" <[email protected]> wrote in message

2000.

 

[Nick]

This is, apparently a MDI vs. SDI issue. But for WORD 2000 there is a
macro floating around thatlets you do what I want it to do. Even if I
close all the toolbars, I still have the borders. MDI allows one frame
with different documents inside and it was the industry standard until
the late 90s. WordPro still uses it and I hear XP has it as an option.
But I hate XP, so .... Getting a MAC soon, anyway, so I'll no longer
have to worry about crap like this.