Open doc with cursor at end?

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Steve

Is there any way to have Word open a document with the cursor in the
same location it was when the document was closed? I'd like to open
with the cursor at the end instead of at the beginning of the
document. Thanks!
 
Hi, Steve.

This is one feature I really enjoyed in WordPerfect. At
the time, I couldn't find a feature that allowed me to do
that, so I wrote little AutoOpen and AutoClose macros.
Each time you saved the document, the AutoClose macro
would place a hidden bookmark wherever the cursor was.
Then, when you opened a document, the AutoOpen macro
would automatically search for the bookmark and jump to
it if present. The honeymoon was brief...I didn't like
the routine of being prompted to save documents over and
over that I didn't want saved (e.g. I opened them up to
look at them, not to edit them).

Then I learned a feature that allows you to jump to the
most recent text edit. Give it a try. Open a document in
Word, type Shift-f5, and see if it jumps to where your
last edit was. I've found that meets my needs well.

Good luck.

Brandon
 
Brandon said:
Then I learned a feature that allows you to jump to the
most recent text edit. Give it a try. Open a document in
Word, type Shift-f5, and see if it jumps to where your
last edit was.
Click to expand...

Perfect, thanks Brandon!
 
Damn, I pick up something excellent just about every time I come here!

Sub AutoOpen()
Application.GoBack
End Sub

Now every document I open puts me right where I left off.

Thanks Brandon!

Andy
 
Brandon said:
Then I learned a feature that allows you to jump to the
most recent text edit. Give it a try. Open a document in
Word, type Shift-f5, and see if it jumps to where your
last edit was.
Click to expand...

Interestingly, it appears this doesn't work if you use File > Exit or
Alt-F4, then click Yes to save changes before exit. But it works if
you do a File > Save before exit.
 
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