Opening Word

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Francine

I have two problems when I open the program. (Word 2003). The first is that
it won't open full window. I drag it to the maximum length and width but the
next time it still won't open full window.
The second problem is that it always opens with the Task Pane open on the
right. I do not want the task pane there when I open the program.

Please let me know how to change these problems. Thank you!
 
As for the second problem, open Word and go to Tools->Options, click on the
View tab and uncheck "Startup Task Pane", close and reopen Word.

As for the first problem, what happens if you click on the Maximize button
(next to the close button) in the top-right corner of the window after you
open Word? Does it take up the entire screen? If so, what happens if you then
close and reopen Word?
 
Nick has answered your second question. For the second, if you have cleared
the "Show at startup" box on the task pane and it is still displayed, you
need the Task Pane Controller add-in from
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ShowTaskPane.htm

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Thank you Nick, but as far as the second problem, I have tried Maximizing
too. It still won't open that way when I return to the program.

As for the first problem, than you for that. I had no idea it was there in
the options section!!

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Francine
 
Thanks Suzanne. Unchecking the box did the trick! I didn't know that the
startup option was there. I'm used to Word 2000 and just moved up to 2003.
Things are a bit different. <G>

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Francine
 
The position and state of the application window is stored in the
Registry which is updated when you exit Word. If it isn't updating
correctly then it could be caused by damage in the Registry key or a
third-party is making the modification.

See if the problem resides in the Registry first:

Exit Word and Outlook if you are using Word as the email editor and in
the Registry navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Data

And delete/rename the Settings value on the right. Word will create a
new one upon starting.

Note this value holds the majority of your preferences found in
Tools/Options and Tools/AutoCorrect (but not the AutoCorrect entries)
and they will be reset to the defaults. So in this situation you may
want to use the Registry/Export Registry file command, export your
selected branch, and delete the key. That way if you find the change
wasn't necessary or incorrect, you can merge the deleted branch back
to the Registry by double-clicking the resulting file.

Of course if you rename the value you can always delete the new one
and rename the old one back.

As always, prior to making any changes to the Registry you should
review "Backing up the Registry" and "Restoring the Registry" in the
Registry Help.
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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
 
Thank you, Beth.

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Francine





Beth Melton said:
The position and state of the application window is stored in the Registry
which is updated when you exit Word. If it isn't updating correctly then
it could be caused by damage in the Registry key or a third-party is
making the modification.

See if the problem resides in the Registry first:

Exit Word and Outlook if you are using Word as the email editor and in the
Registry navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Data

And delete/rename the Settings value on the right. Word will create a new
one upon starting.

Note this value holds the majority of your preferences found in
Tools/Options and Tools/AutoCorrect (but not the AutoCorrect entries) and
they will be reset to the defaults. So in this situation you may want to
use the Registry/Export Registry file command, export your selected
branch, and delete the key. That way if you find the change wasn't
necessary or incorrect, you can merge the deleted branch back to the
Registry by double-clicking the resulting file.

Of course if you rename the value you can always delete the new one and
rename the old one back.

As always, prior to making any changes to the Registry you should review
"Backing up the Registry" and "Restoring the Registry" in the Registry
Help.
--
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
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