You need to change the settings for the Windows Taskbar, which appears to be
what you are describing: If you check the box for "Always on top," then you
will be able to see it no matter how many windows you have maximized. And if
you check the box for "Auto hide," it will get out of your way except when
you need it and appear only when you mouse over the bottom of the screen. To
change the settings, right-click on an empty area of the Taskbar and choose
Properties from the shortcut menu.
Also, note that you are not running more than one Word "program." It's just
that in Word 2000 and above, each Word document (by default) is displayed in
a separate window (see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/SDIMDI.htm).
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"G.G. Biggar, Jr." wrote in message
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It's my loose terminology.... If I have three Word programs running
simultaneously, I can use the Windows tab in Word to bring up one of the
other two minimized programs. Or, I have to minimize Word (to take me
back
to the desktop) in order to view the two "buttons" on the taskbar
(Startup?
Windows?) at the bottom of the screen. Does this make more sense?
Although I don't normally run more than two Word programs at one time, it
seems that the "button" for the minimized program could always be accessed
from within Word itself. Perhaps not?
GGB
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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I don't understand what you mean by "the toolbar at the bottom of the
program screen." Word documents appear as separate buttons on the
Windows
Taskbar, and they are listed on the Window menu in Word, but I'm not
aware
of anywhere else that they can be selected.
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"G.G. Biggar, Jr." wrote in message
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SSB --
I tried the Auto Hide route (i.e., on-off), but it does not seem to
reverse
the situation. 'Tis very frustrating. It's as if all the
minimizations
are routed directly to the toolbar on the desktop, bypassing the
toolbar
at
the bottom of the program screen.
I'll keep searching!
Gordon Biggar
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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It sounds as if you have the Taskbar set to auto hide and it's not
popping
up when you mouse over the bottom of the screen. I experience this
behavior
routinely when I use the Microsoft Office Picture Manager. It is
very
infuriating. Usually the desired behavior will return after I've
closed
MOPM, but if it doesn't you can turn auto hide off and then back on.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"G.G. Biggar, Jr." wrote in message
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I posted a similar message on the Windows 2000 board, but I have
not
received any responses. The problem is this: of late, when I
minimize
a
file in Outlook Express, Excel, or Word, I can only
retrieve/expand
this
file by minimizing the program (e.g., O.E., Word, etc.), which
brings
me
to
the desktop where I then can expand the file from the desktop
toolbar
at
the
bottom of the screen.
Of course, in Word one can go to the Windows tab where a drop-down
menu
will
tell you what Word files are open. For some reason, I also think
that
these
non-active files also appeared at the bottom of the screen, but
don't
hold
me to this.
This is not exclusively a Word problem, but I am hoping that there
is
someone out there who can describe this problem for me, and
provide
a
remedy.
Gordon Biggar
Houston, Texas