Jack

When you say File Open, do you mean the File Open dialog or the Task Pane
(usually clinging to the right side of the Window)? If you mean Task Pane,
then you need the Task Pane Controller Add-in from he
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customizat...owTaskPane.htm

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Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

"Jack Sheet" wrote in message
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:I click on File Open and a dialog box appears.
: I filter the displayed file names using a selection of wild cards.
: I open one of the displayed files, which has two effects:
: 1) The selected file is opened, and
: 2) The File Open dialog box disappears.
: I find the second of these effects to be undesirable, because frequently I
: have at a later point to open another file from a list that I have
filtered
: using the same criteria as before.
: It is a small thing, I know, but it is it possible to configure Word so
that
: the "file open" dialog box closes only when expressly prompted by the user
: to close it?
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