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First, I am not a 'new user' to Word but this seemed like the best forum in
which to post (from the list given to me through my newsgroup reader). It would be great if I could hover the mouse cursor over the document in question and see a small version or just the first few lines of the document. As it now stands, I see just basic info re the document if I hover the mouse over the file - Type, Size, Date, Pages. Does this possibility exist? I can not imagine I am the first to suggest this. Just passing this on. Thanks, DH |
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Dave,
It exists if you go to the trouble to set the first view lines of the document in the Document Property "Comments" field before you save it. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Dave Horne wrote: First, I am not a 'new user' to Word but this seemed like the best forum in which to post (from the list given to me through my newsgroup reader). It would be great if I could hover the mouse cursor over the document in question and see a small version or just the first few lines of the document. As it now stands, I see just basic info re the document if I hover the mouse over the file - Type, Size, Date, Pages. Does this possibility exist? I can not imagine I am the first to suggest this. Just passing this on. Thanks, DH |
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I believe Windows Vista "thumbnails" also show some document content, but I
may be making this up. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Dave, It exists if you go to the trouble to set the first view lines of the document in the Document Property "Comments" field before you save it. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Dave Horne wrote: First, I am not a 'new user' to Word but this seemed like the best forum in which to post (from the list given to me through my newsgroup reader). It would be great if I could hover the mouse cursor over the document in question and see a small version or just the first few lines of the document. As it now stands, I see just basic info re the document if I hover the mouse over the file - Type, Size, Date, Pages. Does this possibility exist? I can not imagine I am the first to suggest this. Just passing this on. Thanks, DH |
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Greg, thanks for that tip! I tried it and it works though not as well as I
would have liked - I still have to do all the extra work myself. Thanks again, all the best, DH "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Dave, It exists if you go to the trouble to set the first view lines of the document in the Document Property "Comments" field before you save it. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Dave Horne wrote: First, I am not a 'new user' to Word but this seemed like the best forum in which to post (from the list given to me through my newsgroup reader). It would be great if I could hover the mouse cursor over the document in question and see a small version or just the first few lines of the document. As it now stands, I see just basic info re the document if I hover the mouse over the file - Type, Size, Date, Pages. Does this possibility exist? I can not imagine I am the first to suggest this. Just passing this on. Thanks, DH |
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Dave
As Suzanne hints at: this is a function in Vista. You can even see a preview in Windows Explorer, Preview Pane by hovering over a document. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Dave Horne" wrote in message ... Greg, thanks for that tip! I tried it and it works though not as well as I would have liked - I still have to do all the extra work myself. Thanks again, all the best, DH "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Dave, It exists if you go to the trouble to set the first view lines of the document in the Document Property "Comments" field before you save it. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Dave Horne wrote: First, I am not a 'new user' to Word but this seemed like the best forum in which to post (from the list given to me through my newsgroup reader). It would be great if I could hover the mouse cursor over the document in question and see a small version or just the first few lines of the document. As it now stands, I see just basic info re the document if I hover the mouse over the file - Type, Size, Date, Pages. Does this possibility exist? I can not imagine I am the first to suggest this. Just passing this on. Thanks, DH |
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Terry, I _am_ using Vista Home Premium and when I hover the mouse cursor
over a Word document, (*.doc or *.docx, Office 2007) I do see a smallish box but only with the following information - Type - Microsoft Office Word Document Authors - Dave Horne Size 14.4 KB Date Modified - 12/27/2007 5:52PM ..... not a snapshot of the actual document. Should I be able to see more without having to input information after the fact in Comments? Thanks, DH "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Dave As Suzanne hints at: this is a function in Vista. You can even see a preview in Windows Explorer, Preview Pane by hovering over a document. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Dave Horne" wrote in message ... Greg, thanks for that tip! I tried it and it works though not as well as I would have liked - I still have to do all the extra work myself. Thanks again, all the best, DH "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Dave, It exists if you go to the trouble to set the first view lines of the document in the Document Property "Comments" field before you save it. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Dave Horne wrote: First, I am not a 'new user' to Word but this seemed like the best forum in which to post (from the list given to me through my newsgroup reader). It would be great if I could hover the mouse cursor over the document in question and see a small version or just the first few lines of the document. As it now stands, I see just basic info re the document if I hover the mouse over the file - Type, Size, Date, Pages. Does this possibility exist? I can not imagine I am the first to suggest this. Just passing this on. Thanks, DH |
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I do see the option for Thumbnails in Word but that only works in a document
that is already opened, correct? "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Dave As Suzanne hints at: this is a function in Vista. You can even see a preview in Windows Explorer, Preview Pane by hovering over a document. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Dave Horne" wrote in message ... Greg, thanks for that tip! I tried it and it works though not as well as I would have liked - I still have to do all the extra work myself. Thanks again, all the best, DH "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Dave, It exists if you go to the trouble to set the first view lines of the document in the Document Property "Comments" field before you save it. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Dave Horne wrote: First, I am not a 'new user' to Word but this seemed like the best forum in which to post (from the list given to me through my newsgroup reader). It would be great if I could hover the mouse cursor over the document in question and see a small version or just the first few lines of the document. As it now stands, I see just basic info re the document if I hover the mouse over the file - Type, Size, Date, Pages. Does this possibility exist? I can not imagine I am the first to suggest this. Just passing this on. Thanks, DH |
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Open Windows Explorer (Winkey+E) at the folder (Documents?) and from the
ORGANIZE menu, select Layout, Preview Pane. When you hover over a document, it will appear in the Preview Pane. It should work for Office, Adobe PDF and other apps that have included the new feature for Vista. Terry "Dave Horne" wrote in message ... I do see the option for Thumbnails in Word but that only works in a document that is already opened, correct? "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Dave As Suzanne hints at: this is a function in Vista. You can even see a preview in Windows Explorer, Preview Pane by hovering over a document. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Dave Horne" wrote in message ... Greg, thanks for that tip! I tried it and it works though not as well as I would have liked - I still have to do all the extra work myself. Thanks again, all the best, DH "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Dave, It exists if you go to the trouble to set the first view lines of the document in the Document Property "Comments" field before you save it. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Dave Horne wrote: First, I am not a 'new user' to Word but this seemed like the best forum in which to post (from the list given to me through my newsgroup reader). It would be great if I could hover the mouse cursor over the document in question and see a small version or just the first few lines of the document. As it now stands, I see just basic info re the document if I hover the mouse over the file - Type, Size, Date, Pages. Does this possibility exist? I can not imagine I am the first to suggest this. Just passing this on. Thanks, DH |
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Terry,
I've been using Vista since Feb and that was the first time I came across that menu. Thanks! This is certainly an improvement. Not to sound ungrateful, I still would like to have a preview pane or a pop up that would show a smaller version of the original doc much like jpg files. Thank you! This new feature will make my job easier since I work with many documents that look the same but have slight differences. Have a great New Year! DH "Terry Farrell" wrote in message news Open Windows Explorer (Winkey+E) at the folder (Documents?) and from the ORGANIZE menu, select Layout, Preview Pane. When you hover over a document, it will appear in the Preview Pane. It should work for Office, Adobe PDF and other apps that have included the new feature for Vista. Terry "Dave Horne" wrote in message ... I do see the option for Thumbnails in Word but that only works in a document that is already opened, correct? "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Dave As Suzanne hints at: this is a function in Vista. You can even see a preview in Windows Explorer, Preview Pane by hovering over a document. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Dave Horne" wrote in message ... Greg, thanks for that tip! I tried it and it works though not as well as I would have liked - I still have to do all the extra work myself. Thanks again, all the best, DH "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Dave, It exists if you go to the trouble to set the first view lines of the document in the Document Property "Comments" field before you save it. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Dave Horne wrote: First, I am not a 'new user' to Word but this seemed like the best forum in which to post (from the list given to me through my newsgroup reader). It would be great if I could hover the mouse cursor over the document in question and see a small version or just the first few lines of the document. As it now stands, I see just basic info re the document if I hover the mouse over the file - Type, Size, Date, Pages. Does this possibility exist? I can not imagine I am the first to suggest this. Just passing this on. Thanks, DH |
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That is available for open documents by hovering the pointer over the
document in the Taskbar - though IMHO it is a bit too small to be much good. The Preview should work in the File Open dialog too as in Vista, Office is using the standard Explorer interface for Open and Save dialogs. However, it hasn't been fully implemented in the current version but hopefully it will work in a future upgrade. Terry "Dave Horne" wrote in message ... Terry, I've been using Vista since Feb and that was the first time I came across that menu. Thanks! This is certainly an improvement. Not to sound ungrateful, I still would like to have a preview pane or a pop up that would show a smaller version of the original doc much like jpg files. Thank you! This new feature will make my job easier since I work with many documents that look the same but have slight differences. Have a great New Year! DH "Terry Farrell" wrote in message news Open Windows Explorer (Winkey+E) at the folder (Documents?) and from the ORGANIZE menu, select Layout, Preview Pane. When you hover over a document, it will appear in the Preview Pane. It should work for Office, Adobe PDF and other apps that have included the new feature for Vista. Terry "Dave Horne" wrote in message ... I do see the option for Thumbnails in Word but that only works in a document that is already opened, correct? "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Dave As Suzanne hints at: this is a function in Vista. You can even see a preview in Windows Explorer, Preview Pane by hovering over a document. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Dave Horne" wrote in message ... Greg, thanks for that tip! I tried it and it works though not as well as I would have liked - I still have to do all the extra work myself. Thanks again, all the best, DH "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Dave, It exists if you go to the trouble to set the first view lines of the document in the Document Property "Comments" field before you save it. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Dave Horne wrote: First, I am not a 'new user' to Word but this seemed like the best forum in which to post (from the list given to me through my newsgroup reader). It would be great if I could hover the mouse cursor over the document in question and see a small version or just the first few lines of the document. As it now stands, I see just basic info re the document if I hover the mouse over the file - Type, Size, Date, Pages. Does this possibility exist? I can not imagine I am the first to suggest this. Just passing this on. Thanks, DH |
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