Holy crabapples, it works! Here's the script (cribbed shamelessly from Help):

Sub ExitTime()
'
'Wait for 1 hour then exit word.
'
Dim PauseTime, Start
PauseTime = 3600 ' Set duration.
Start = Timer ' Set start time.
Do While Timer Start + PauseTime
DoEvents ' Yield to other processes.
Loop
Application.Quit SaveChanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges
End
End Sub

Thanks again,

rs


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