THANK YOU, Cindy! Your's was my only response (thus far), and your
recommendation worked!! The previous shortcut simply turned a pale color and
did not open Word. I'm now back on track. I find it amazing (and appalling)
that this message board seems to be the only way, with the exception of
PAYING someone, to get an answer to what I thought was a very simple
question. In addition, I found it very difficult to even FIND this option!!!
So, from a barely-hold-my-own-on-a-computer Grandma, I thank you very much,
Cindy, and I hope you see this message.
"Cindy M." wrote:
Hi ?B?R3JhbW1v?=,
My desktop shortcut icon no longer opens Word. I can get to Word in other
ways, but it's not working as it had before. Is there anything I can do? I
just turned 70, and I'm not totally computer-savvy, so I don't want to do
anything without advice from someone who knows what will solve this issue.
What does happen when you try to use the shortcut?
It's certainly possible to create a new shortcut. You need to look for the
winword.exe file on your machine. When you find it, right-click the file name
and choose "Copy". Right-click on the desktop, choose Paste Shortcut.
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org
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