[happydude]

How do I turn on the automatic viewing of file properties whenever a file is
saved in word 2007? I want the properties summary to appear every time
I save or "save as" a file.

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Cheers,
John

[Jay Freedman]

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:15:13 -0700, happydude
wrote:

How do I turn on the automatic viewing of file properties whenever a file is
saved in word 2007? I want the properties summary to appear every time
I save or "save as" a file.

Hi John,

That isn't the behavior you get normally with either Word 2003 or
2007.

In Word 2003, you can check the box for Tools Options Save
Prompt for document properties. It will display the properties dialog
only the first time you save a new document, not on subsequent saves
or on save as.

In Word 2007, the option doesn't appear in the Word Options dialog
(thanks, MS :-b ) but you can turn it on by opening the macro editor,
opening the Immediate window, and entering the command

Application.Options.SavePropertiesPrompt = True

(or False to turn it off). The behavior is the same as in 2003.

If you really want to be pestered by the prompt on _every_ save (which
would drive me around the bend in short order, though some might say
it's a short trip), you'll have to write macros to intercept all the
possible ways of saving a document and insert the command

Dialogs(wdDialogFileSummaryInfo).Show

or, if you want the complete file properties dialog,

Dialogs(750).Show

and then call the command that does the intended action. The list of
intercepts includes FileSave, FileSaveAs, FileSaveAll, AutoClose
(which will prompt the user to save if the document is 'dirty'), and a
bunch of weird ones like FileSaveAsOtherFormats.

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[mom in omaha]

Jay,
My request is simple. When I do a save as, I'm generally doing it to find
out where my file is located (I'm old and forgetful) or to save it as a new
name. How do I get that option in 2007 word?

[Graham Mayor]

If you add the following macro to the normal template

Sub AutoOpen()
ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName
End Sub

See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

the folder where an open document is located will be shown in the Word title
bar.

Save As is under the Pizza (Office) Button top left of the Word screen.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




mom in omaha wrote:
Jay,
My request is simple. When I do a save as, I'm generally doing it to
find out where my file is located (I'm old and forgetful) or to save
it as a new name. How do I get that option in 2007 word?

[mom in omaha]

Graham, Now, was that nice to send this old lady to a page titled
"Idiots' Guide"? lol
I'm going to attempt it, but this may be the last straw forcing me to return
to 2003 menu system if possible. Can you give me instructions to use the old
menu in 2007 product?

[Graham Mayor]

2007 does not use the 2003 menu system, but there is a reasonable facsimile
of the menus available from the free version of http://ribboncustomizer.com/

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




mom in omaha wrote:
Graham, Now, was that nice to send this old lady to a page titled
"Idiots' Guide"? lol
I'm going to attempt it, but this may be the last straw forcing me to
return to 2003 menu system if possible. Can you give me instructions
to use the old menu in 2007 product?