Open a document, a minimized document is restored to screen first

[PG]

Word2003 - When there are open Word documents minimized on the toolbar and
another doc is opened (dbl-click icon), one of the minimized documents
restores to the screen as if you clicked on it in the taskbar, then the
desired doc opens up.

I found a thread posted before, with suggestions, but no solution. This has
nothing to do with the "Windows in taskbar" setting in preferences, or the
"Group similar..." toggle on the taskbar preferences - both of these are
checked for me. (when unchecked the Windows in Taskbar, the minimized file
would still come up , but then be replaced by the file I was opening - still
not desired behaviour)

This cannot possibly be intentional behaviour, the other docs are minimized
for a reason. This is quite annoying, any suggestions very welcome.

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?UEc=?=,

Word2003 - When there are open Word documents minimized on the toolbar and
another doc is opened (dbl-click icon), one of the minimized documents
restores to the screen as if you clicked on it in the taskbar, then the
desired doc opens up.

This cannot possibly be intentional behaviour, the other docs are minimized
for a reason.

Unfortunately, it is. Actually, I'm surprised only *one* document would be
"de-minimizing". I'd expect all of them to...

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[PG]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?UEc=?=,

Unfortunately, it is. Actually, I'm surprised only *one* document would be
"de-minimizing". I'd expect all of them to...

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)


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Thank you Cindy - not the answer I had hoped for, but it's closure. But I
am curious - is this likely a flaw that is not a high priority? or is this
actually deemed a useful behaviour somehow? How can this be logged as a
"bug", and how is that done?

Thanks again

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

But I

am curious - is this likely a flaw that is not a high priority? or is this
actually deemed a useful behaviour somehow? How can this be logged as a
"bug", and how is that done?

It is "by design", although I don't know the reasoning behind the decision. I
know it was complained about already during the Office 2000 beta, when the
pseudo-mdi interface for Word was introduced <shrug>

If the web interface you're using has a button for making a post a
"Suggestion", you can use that to tell Microsoft what you think

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Rod B]

I agree. I always assumed that I would eventually find the switch and turn
this off. It is extremely annoying. It assumes I have the desktop space to
display things that I specifically had and wanted to keep minimized while I
open other docs.

Today a user came to me with a request. When I opened his doc another
(personal) doc I had working on way displayed right next to it. It was there
for the user to read over my shoulder!

I', using Office XP and now I underestand that it's been carrired over to
2003 with no switch? To keep my opinions polite, I will say that if this is
by design and it cannot be turned off, it is a bad design, and a fix should
be implemented a.s.a.p.! Where do I go to complain?