Word doesn't remember insertion point position

[patrick j]

Hi

I've noticed that with Word 2004 it doesn't seem to remember where the
insertion point (what some call the cursor) was when I re-open the
document.

If I close a document with insertion point at the end, then I re-open the
insertion point is at the beginning.

In addition to this I can't figure out a keyboard short-cut to take me to
the end of the document. Command down-arrow doesn't seem to do it.

Thank you.

 

[little_creature]

Hello to Brighton,
I remember that nice doughnut in Mock Turtle shop...

Try Command+End or Option+End to reach the end of document.

If you're on laptop there might be slight differences in key functionality,
than on Desktops as there are Fn keys.

Hi

I've noticed that with Word 2004 it doesn't seem to remember where the
insertion point (what some call the cursor) was when I re-open the
document.

If I close a document with insertion point at the end, then I re-open the
insertion point is at the beginning.

In addition to this I can't figure out a keyboard short-cut to take me to
the end of the document. Command down-arrow doesn't seem to do it.

Thank you.

--

 

[John McGhie [MVP Word, Word Mac]]

Hi Patrick:

You have to Save the document

Word sets a bookmark at the cursor location to "remember" the location. If
you don't save the document, you don't save the location.

Cheers

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[Daiya Mitchell]

I remember resetting these defaults because I wanted them to match
Safari, and maybe because the laptop ones were annoying. So if those
don't work for you or you want something different, you can assign it in
Tools | Customize Keyboard. Select All Commands in the left column, and
in the right column, the commands you need are EndofDocument and
StartofDocument. (It's alphabetical and typing E or S will jump you to
that area.)

 

[patrick j]

Hello to Brighton,
I remember that nice doughnut in Mock Turtle shop...

Hello little_creature

I don't know this shop. It sounds "very Brighton" however

Try Command+End or Option+End to reach the end of document.

Thank you

 

[patrick j]

Word has always behaved that way - Mac or PC. Docs always open at the
beginning. In addition to what little_creature suggests you may also find
Shift+F5 to be a convenient addition to your keyboard repertoire. It takes
you to the previous edit, or the location of the most recent edit when the
document was last saved - even if it isn't at the end of the doc. It will
also "remember" [I believe] the last 5 editing locations, enabling you to
backtrack, even when you reopen a saved doc.

This is useful to know about.

I have about 20 documents that it would be very useful if they opened at
the end rather than the beginning.

I'm wondering if it would be possible to add a macro to these documents
which would be initiated by opening them and then scroll immediately to the
end?

This would have been possible with Nisus Writer classic (which I used to
use) and so that's why I think it might be possible with Word.

If it's not possible it is not a huge problem. The actual documents are
"Logs" of activities so they are opened a lot and notes are kept against a
date. A bit like Captain Kirk in Star Trek (except with a green wiggly line
under "to boldly go").

 

[CyberTaz]

There's no question it can be done, but MHO it's more trouble than it's
worth A macro would have to be stored in Normal which would then affect
*every* doc _or_ a duplicate of the macro would have to be stored in each
individual doc to be handled in that way _or_ you'd need a separate template
on which to base such docs.

⌘+End seems like little imposition relative to all that, but, then again, I
don't have the same need

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Word has always behaved that way - Mac or PC. Docs always open at the
beginning. In addition to what little_creature suggests you may also find
Shift+F5 to be a convenient addition to your keyboard repertoire. It takes
you to the previous edit, or the location of the most recent edit when the
document was last saved - even if it isn't at the end of the doc. It will
also "remember" [I believe] the last 5 editing locations, enabling you to
backtrack, even when you reopen a saved doc.

This is useful to know about.

I have about 20 documents that it would be very useful if they opened at
the end rather than the beginning.

I'm wondering if it would be possible to add a macro to these documents
which would be initiated by opening them and then scroll immediately to the
end?

This would have been possible with Nisus Writer classic (which I used to
use) and so that's why I think it might be possible with Word.

If it's not possible it is not a huge problem. The actual documents are
"Logs" of activities so they are opened a lot and notes are kept against a
date. A bit like Captain Kirk in Star Trek (except with a green wiggly line
under "to boldly go").

 

[Elliott Roper]

If it's not possible it is not a huge problem. The actual documents are
"Logs" of activities so they are opened a lot and notes are kept against a
date. A bit like Captain Kirk in Star Trek (except with a green wiggly line
under "to boldly go").

Heh!

 

[John McGhie [MVP Word, Word Mac]]

Hi Patrick:

Sure it is: Here's the macro I use:

Public Sub markSpot()
Selection.BookMarks.Add Name:="macroMarkHere", Range:=Selection.Range
End Sub

Public Sub gotoSpot()
Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="macroMarkHere"
End Sub

Sub FileSave()
Call markSpot
ActiveDocument.Save
End Sub


The last macro in that series simply calls markSpot every time you use the
Save command. I have the middle macro on a toolbar button: any time I want
to go to that spot, I click it and it takes me to the place the cursor was
at when the document was last explicitly saved (which is different from
Shift + F5, which takes you to the spot where the last editing change was
made).

Hope this helps

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Word has always behaved that way - Mac or PC. Docs always open at the
beginning. In addition to what little_creature suggests you may also find
Shift+F5 to be a convenient addition to your keyboard repertoire. It
takes
you to the previous edit, or the location of the most recent edit when
the
document was last saved - even if it isn't at the end of the doc. It will
also "remember" [I believe] the last 5 editing locations, enabling you to
backtrack, even when you reopen a saved doc.

This is useful to know about.

I have about 20 documents that it would be very useful if they opened at
the end rather than the beginning.

I'm wondering if it would be possible to add a macro to these documents
which would be initiated by opening them and then scroll immediately to
the
end?

This would have been possible with Nisus Writer classic (which I used to
use) and so that's why I think it might be possible with Word.

If it's not possible it is not a huge problem. The actual documents are
"Logs" of activities so they are opened a lot and notes are kept against a
date. A bit like Captain Kirk in Star Trek (except with a green wiggly
line
under "to boldly go").

 

[patrick j]

Hi Patrick:

Sure it is: Here's the macro I use:

Public Sub markSpot()
Selection.BookMarks.Add Name:="macroMarkHere", Range:=Selection.Range
End Sub

Public Sub gotoSpot()
Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="macroMarkHere"
End Sub

Sub FileSave()
Call markSpot
ActiveDocument.Save
End Sub

Thank you very much. I am looking forward to trying this out.

 

[little_creature]

Hello little_creature

I don't know this shop. It sounds "very Brighton" however
Thank you

Hello Patrick,
It should be famous tea shop, at least my friend told me... As far as
I remember It was close to the sea/pier

 

[patrick j]

Hello Patrick,
It should be famous tea shop, at least my friend told me... As far as
I remember It was close to the sea/pier

Your friend is quite right. I've just Googled "Mock Turtle Brighton" and I
see that it is exactly that.

I think I'll check it out.

I'm surprised I haven't been to it as I quite like these famous Brighton
things. I am very fond of having tea at "The Meeting Place" cafe on the
promenade.