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Toggle between 2 documents?
I would like to be able to switch back and forth between two open documents
in Word 03, when I have more than 2 documents open, without having to switch to the (bizarrely-named) "Windows in Taskbar" viewing mode. If I use "Windows in Taskbar," I can use the Windows "Alt-Tab" combination to go back and forth or, by pressing the tab key repeatedly, cycle through my other documents. But if use what I guess is now the normal mode, where all documents appear in the same program space, the best I can do is program a keystroke combination that will go to "PrevWindow" or "NextWindow". However, that doesn't toggle between two documents, like "Alt-Tab" does; instead, it cycles backwards or forwards through ALL my open documents. Can I get there from here? |
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Windows in taskbar is now the standard default view. If you uncheck this
option you can switch between documents with CTRL+F6. This will also switch between documents (rather than all applications as with ALT+TAB) in the default view. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Sandy wrote: I would like to be able to switch back and forth between two open documents in Word 03, when I have more than 2 documents open, without having to switch to the (bizarrely-named) "Windows in Taskbar" viewing mode. If I use "Windows in Taskbar," I can use the Windows "Alt-Tab" combination to go back and forth or, by pressing the tab key repeatedly, cycle through my other documents. But if use what I guess is now the normal mode, where all documents appear in the same program space, the best I can do is program a keystroke combination that will go to "PrevWindow" or "NextWindow". However, that doesn't toggle between two documents, like "Alt-Tab" does; instead, it cycles backwards or forwards through ALL my open documents. Can I get there from here? |
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In other words, the answer is "no" -- I can't toggle between two documents
unless: (1) I use "Windows in Taskbar" mode and "Alt-Tab"; or (2) they are the only two open documents. That confirms what I suspected. Thanks. |
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That's not quite what I wrote. CTRL+F6 will switch between open *documents*
no matter what view you are using. ALT+TAB switches between open *windows*. I don't recall any function being able to switch between only two open documents (if more than two documents were open). -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Sandy wrote: In other words, the answer is "no" -- I can't toggle between two documents unless: (1) I use "Windows in Taskbar" mode and "Alt-Tab"; or (2) they are the only two open documents. That confirms what I suspected. Thanks. |
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You can't do this using native Word functionality but you could set it up
using Application events. If you save the filename every time you change documents (in the DocumentChange event) you can then write a macro which retrieves it and switches to it. If you assign that macro to a key combination - Ctrl+Alt+F6, perhaps, which is not used by Word, then you have a document toggle facility. I don't think it would easily be possible to build something like Alt+Tab which reacts according to whether or not you release the Alt key, but a toggle can certainly be done. -- Enjoy, Tony "Sandy" wrote in message ... I would like to be able to switch back and forth between two open documents in Word 03, when I have more than 2 documents open, without having to switch to the (bizarrely-named) "Windows in Taskbar" viewing mode. If I use "Windows in Taskbar," I can use the Windows "Alt-Tab" combination to go back and forth or, by pressing the tab key repeatedly, cycle through my other documents. But if use what I guess is now the normal mode, where all documents appear in the same program space, the best I can do is program a keystroke combination that will go to "PrevWindow" or "NextWindow". However, that doesn't toggle between two documents, like "Alt-Tab" does; instead, it cycles backwards or forwards through ALL my open documents. Can I get there from here? |
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Ctrl-F6 and Shift-Ctrl-F6
You can get a display of the F buttons at the bottom of your screen with the following macro: Sub ShowMeFunctionKeys() Commandbars("Function Key Display").Visible = True End Sub (Word 2000 +) -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Sandy" wrote in message ... I would like to be able to switch back and forth between two open documents in Word 03, when I have more than 2 documents open, without having to switch to the (bizarrely-named) "Windows in Taskbar" viewing mode. If I use "Windows in Taskbar," I can use the Windows "Alt-Tab" combination to go back and forth or, by pressing the tab key repeatedly, cycle through my other documents. But if use what I guess is now the normal mode, where all documents appear in the same program space, the best I can do is program a keystroke combination that will go to "PrevWindow" or "NextWindow". However, that doesn't toggle between two documents, like "Alt-Tab" does; instead, it cycles backwards or forwards through ALL my open documents. Can I get there from here? |
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Well, the best solution, if I want to switch back and forth rapidly between two documents, appears to be to go to "Windows in Taskbar" mode, maximize all the windows, and use the "Alt-Tab" function, which operates a lot better than any Word keystroke combination or macro I can devise. With the windows maximized, you don't get that annoying proliferation of redundant toolbars, or the feeling that you're switching applications all the time. You can't split the screen cleanly, but life is compromise. Then when I don't need to toggle, I can go back to my preferred viewing mode. |
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