"start in" directory in Word 2002

[Susan]

I have been using Word 97 accessing 2 diferent drives and find it is easier to open 2 instances of Word, One for the Z: drive and one for the Y: drive to open two different types of files. I now have Word 2002 and even if I open 2 instances of it, It shows me the same document as on Z: drive. How can I get two SEPARATE applications of the same program (Excel too) to open independently?? I know how to tell it where to open up into, but how will this work on 2002?
Thank you for your answers...

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?U3VzYW4=?=,

I have been using Word 97 accessing 2 diferent drives and find it is easier to open 2 instances of Word, One for the Z: drive and one for the Y: drive to open two different types of files. I now have Word 2002 and even if I open 2 instances of it, It shows me the same document as on Z: drive. How can I get two SEPARATE applications of the same program (Excel too) to open independently?? I know how to tell it where to open up into, but how will this work on 2002?

How did you used to do this for Word 97?

The /w switch in the command line will force Word to start a new instance (rather than using the existing one), if that helps you at all?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[susan]

In Word 97 I just minimized the window and clicked MS Word on te descktop. Another application opens and I can set it to open in the directory I want.

What command line? is that "forward slash w"?


----- Cindy M -WordMVP- wrote: -----

Hi =?Utf-8?B?U3VzYW4=?=,

I have been using Word 97 accessing 2 diferent drives and find it is easier to open 2 instances of Word, One for the Z: drive and one for the Y: drive to open two different types of files. I now have Word 2002 and even if I open 2 instances of it, It shows me the same document as on Z: drive. How can I get two SEPARATE applications of the same program (Excel too) to open independently?? I know how to tell it where to open up into, but how will this work on 2002?

How did you used to do this for Word 97?

The /w switch in the command line will force Word to start a new instance (rather than using the existing one), if that helps you at all?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The command line is the command that Windows runs to open the application.
If you look at the shortcut you use to start Word (right-click on the
shortcut, choose Properties, then look at "Target" on the Shortcut tab), it
will look something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE"

Create a new shortcut that looks like this:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE" /w

That is, add /w (yes, that's a forward slash) to the existing command
line--outside the quotation marks and preceded by a space. Use that shortcut
when you want to start a second instance of Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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In Word 97 I just minimized the window and clicked MS Word on te

descktop. Another application opens and I can set it to open in the
directory I want.

What command line? is that "forward slash w"?


----- Cindy M -WordMVP- wrote: -----

Hi =?Utf-8?B?U3VzYW4=?=,

is easier to open 2 instances of Word, One for the Z: drive and one for the
Y: drive to open two different types of files. I now have Word 2002 and
even if I open 2 instances of it, It shows me the same document as on Z:
drive. How can I get two SEPARATE applications of the same program (Excel
too) to open independently?? I know how to tell it where to open up into,
but how will this work on 2002?

How did you used to do this for Word 97?

The /w switch in the command line will force Word to start a new

instance (rather than using the existing one), if that helps you at all?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail

 

[Susan]

Sounds good to me. Would I then make another shortcut for the second instance? or go into properties each time
Opps, the target field is greyed out

----- Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: ----

The command line is the command that Windows runs to open the application
If you look at the shortcut you use to start Word (right-click on th
shortcut, choose Properties, then look at "Target" on the Shortcut tab), i
will look something like this

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE

Create a new shortcut that looks like this

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE" /

That is, add /w (yes, that's a forward slash) to the existing comman
line--outside the quotation marks and preceded by a space. Use that shortcu
when you want to start a second instance of Word

-
Suzanne S. Barnhil
Microsoft MVP (Word
Words into Typ
Fairhope, Alabama US
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/wor
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup s
all may benefit

descktop. Another application opens and I can set it to open in th
directory I wantis easier to open 2 instances of Word, One for the Z: drive and one for th
Y: drive to open two different types of files. I now have Word 2002 an
even if I open 2 instances of it, It shows me the same document as on Z
drive. How can I get two SEPARATE applications of the same program (Exce
too) to open independently?? I know how to tell it where to open up into
but how will this work on 2002

 

[Susan]

How about I just go into Explorer and make another shortcut to Word?..

----- Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: ----

The command line is the command that Windows runs to open the application
If you look at the shortcut you use to start Word (right-click on th
shortcut, choose Properties, then look at "Target" on the Shortcut tab), i
will look something like this

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE

Create a new shortcut that looks like this

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE" /

That is, add /w (yes, that's a forward slash) to the existing comman
line--outside the quotation marks and preceded by a space. Use that shortcu
when you want to start a second instance of Word

-
Suzanne S. Barnhil
Microsoft MVP (Word
Words into Typ
Fairhope, Alabama US
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/wor
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup s
all may benefit

descktop. Another application opens and I can set it to open in th
directory I wantis easier to open 2 instances of Word, One for the Z: drive and one for th
Y: drive to open two different types of files. I now have Word 2002 an
even if I open 2 instances of it, It shows me the same document as on Z
drive. How can I get two SEPARATE applications of the same program (Exce
too) to open independently?? I know how to tell it where to open up into
but how will this work on 2002

 

[Susan]

Well, I put another shortcut on my desktop and in that one I am able to get to the Target line. So I changed it on the copy. It worked!
Since we save documents in two different directories, I can now open a document in the Projects directory and another in the Office directory without having to close out of all the sub-directories and all down through the other one's subdiectory to get to the two types of documents I want to refer to. I will change the Start-in location to Y on one and Z: on the other. This worked with Excel too.
Thank you, thank you!

----- Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: -----

The command line is the command that Windows runs to open the application.
If you look at the shortcut you use to start Word (right-click on the
shortcut, choose Properties, then look at "Target" on the Shortcut tab), it
will look something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE"

Create a new shortcut that looks like this:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE" /w

That is, add /w (yes, that's a forward slash) to the existing command
line--outside the quotation marks and preceded by a space. Use that shortcut
when you want to start a second instance of Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

descktop. Another application opens and I can set it to open in the
directory I want.is easier to open 2 instances of Word, One for the Z: drive and one for the
Y: drive to open two different types of files. I now have Word 2002 and
even if I open 2 instances of it, It shows me the same document as on Z:
drive. How can I get two SEPARATE applications of the same program (Excel
too) to open independently?? I know how to tell it where to open up into,
but how will this work on 2002?

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?U3VzYW4=?=,

Well, I put another shortcut on my desktop and in that one I am able to get to the Target line. So I changed it on the copy. It worked!

Good! Glad you persevered and were able to work it out One of the drawbacks of peer-to-peer groups: the people have to sleep, sometimes


Cindy Meister