Toolbar position - why does it change every time I start Word?

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Michael Levin

I have Endnote and Acrobat, each of which add a small toolbar to my Word
(Word X running on Panther on a Powerbook). The problem is this: I move the
toolbars to a position which I like, and the next time Word starts up,
they're back to their default position (stacked one on top of the other, and
eating up valuable vertical space on my screen) and I have to move them
manually. Is there any way to make them stay where I put them? Thanks!
 
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Jim Gordon MVP

Hi Michael,

Both EndNote and Acrobat run add-ins that put their respective toolbars in
the places they like and ignore what you decided is the best place.

I find this very annoying, too. You can record a Macro that turns them off
or positions the bars to where you want them to be. Make the Macro an add-in
so that it runs every time you start Word.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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Michael Levin

Hi Jim -

I definitely don't want to turn them off, but I'd like to make an add-in
which positions them correctly. Can you point me to a resource which
describes how to do this? Thanks!

Mike
 
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Jim Gordon MVP

Hi

This link deals with Excel, but most of it applies to Word and PowerPoint,
too. It should be as good as any place to start.
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/macexcel/content/Ma
cVBA/MacVBA.asp>

Toolbars are called "commandbars" in visual basic. The commands you'll
probably be most interested in are "top", "left", and "right" to position
the toolbars to your liking.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

All responses should be made to this newsgroup within the same thread.
Thanks.

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John McGhie

The VBA commands for toolbar positioning do not seem to work in Mac Word.
Sorry.
 

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