Word X for Mac. How to set a visual basic to resize Word Window on boot?

[whitecloud1]

I have the earliest version of Office X for Mac Service Release 1.
As I'm using a small 12" Powerbook I need the working Word Window to be
maximised and located a little higher up the screen on opening any file
including new files. I'd also like to set the zoom percentage.

I got some great help over on the Excel newsgroup and was able to
achieve this. However, I can't modify the script(s) from Excel Workbook
to Word default. I've no knowledge of writing VB scripts.

I have set up a keyboard macro to do this but would like to automate it
on opening any Word file.
Can anybody help with this?

Best wishes,
JB

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Hi JB,

Funny you should ask. We *just* had an extended conversation about this--in
fact, it's still in progress.

See this thread:
Subject in case link breaks: "Changing default window properties"
<http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.mac.office.word/browse_frm/
thread/3bb941ad7fefe841/98901d5813e7d5a9>
Particularly, I think, #6 from me--zoom is addressed in the PS, where there
is an AutoNew example of what you want. However, you will need to adjust
the numbers to your liking.

Hope that helps, post further questions on either this or that thread.
Maybe that one, preferably.

 

[whitecloud1]

Hi JB,

Funny you should ask. We *just* had an extended conversation about this--in
fact, it's still in progress.

See this thread:
Subject in case link breaks: "Changing default window properties"
<http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.mac.office.word/browse_frm/
thread/3bb941ad7fefe841/98901d5813e7d5a9>
Particularly, I think, #6 from me--zoom is addressed in the PS, where there
is an AutoNew example of what you want. However, you will need to adjust
the numbers to your liking.

Hope that helps, post further questions on either this or that thread.
Maybe that one, preferably.



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Thanks, Daiya.
I managed to post to the thread but somehow my posting doesn't go at
the end of the messages but in the middle.
Anyway, I got it to work but like 2 others who replied, it seems it's
not possible to set the settings to the Default document on Launching
Word. No problem with automated settings opening new or existing files.
John

 

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

It *is* possible to set the settings for the default document, but you need
to use AutoExec instead of AutoOpen. There's a new post in the thread
saying this

Thanks, Daiya.
I managed to post to the thread but somehow my posting doesn't go at
the end of the messages but in the middle.
Anyway, I got it to work but like 2 others who replied, it seems it's
not possible to set the settings to the Default document on Launching
Word. No problem with automated settings opening new or existing files.
John

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Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

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Technical Writer.
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