What is the correct macro language to open the Document Map when a file is
opened?

The code you are looking for is:

ActiveWindow.DocumentMap = True

However since this option is specific to the application, rather than
a document, if you turn the Document Map on it should stay on and if
you turn it off it should stay off.

If you are trying to create a macro for other users that forces the
display of the Document Map then I personally wouldn't recommend it -
nor would I inflict this type of pain on other users grin.
Well...not without making it a point to preserve the user's
preferences, anyway.

Users are particular when it comes to their settings. If you create a
macro that changes *my* preferences then I'll hunt you down and tell
you what I think about you taking such liberties. ;-) And there's also
the aspect that the user may not know how to turn the Document Map
off. Then they end up coming here and asking us. :-)

To prevent either of the above from happening then what you need to do
is create a Document_Open macro that first stores the user's current
view of the Document Map in a variable and then turns on the Document
Map. Then use a Document_Close macro to set the view of the Document
Map back to that of the value of the variable.

If you aren't familiar with how to create the macros I described then
the best group for macro questions is one of the Word VBA newsgroups.
:-)

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

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

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What is the correct macro language to open the Document Map when a
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