synchronized scrolling with 2 windows

[Andrew Draper]

Hi all

How do I get 2 windows in word to scroll together when I scroll in one?
I can do this on my PC, but on the Mac, it seems I have to scroll each
one in turn. This is a drag as I need to proofread a text against a
source text and want to do it on my Mac. Any thoughts? I'm using MS
Office vX.

 

[little_creature]

IF you start at the same point (same line on both of your documents), you
can use page down and up - this will scroll each of the windows by the same
measure.

 

[Andrew Draper]

I find they still act independently. Do I need to make a setting?

 

[little_creature]

They will behave independently, however, each will move by the same length.
This was just my first thought. You might get as well another opinion from
others later.

 

[Andrew Draper]

In the PC version, there's a 'compare side by side' function under
window menu so if you scroll, page up/down, the command applies to more
than 1 window.

 

[little_creature]

I know, but 'compare side by side' function isn't on Mac, so hopefully
someone wil get better idea which would be more helpful tham mine. IF I will
think out something during afthernoon I will post it.

 

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

Hi Andrew:

This function is not available in Word for the Mac. You would have to write
some complex AppleScript to add it.

I am afraid Word Mac is missing quite a few of the bells and whistles you
may be used to on the PC. Sorry about that

Cheers

In the PC version, there's a 'compare side by side' function under
window menu so if you scroll, page up/down, the command applies to more
than 1 window.

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[Andrew Draper]

Thanks, John. What a pity! Can you suggest the script?

Cheers

 

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

Hi Andrew:

No. I'm not an AppleScript person, and this one is not easy. AppleScript
provides a ScrollEvent and a ScrollMethod.

You need to obtain the names of the two document windows involved, then read
the scroll event of the primary to find how far it moved and in which
direction.

You then need to issue those values as a scroll method to the other window.

By the time you've added error trapping and recovery, you'll be maybe a
hundred lines into the code... One issue you face is that while your script
is running, you have no scrolling control. While you are scrolling, you
have no script running

I think you might find it a lot easier to simply press PageDown in each
window

Cheers

Thanks, John. What a pity! Can you suggest the script?

Cheers

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Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410