[Froggafella]

When I click on the word 2003 quick launch/startup menu icon, Word opens up,
but I cannot type into the window without first clicking on it. Is there a
way to ensure that the Word 2003 window is active when I start it up from the
quick launch bar or the start menu?

When I open up existing documents, the window is automatically active.

Thanks,

[Beth Melton]

Is it possible you are you double-clicking the shortcuts in the Quick Launch
toolbar or Start Menu?

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

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

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Froggafella" wrote in message
...
When I click on the word 2003 quick launch/startup menu icon, Word opens
up,
but I cannot type into the window without first clicking on it. Is there a
way to ensure that the Word 2003 window is active when I start it up from
the
quick launch bar or the start menu?

When I open up existing documents, the window is automatically active.

Thanks,

[Froggafella]

Unfortunately not. I am not double clicking the shortcuts. A single click of
the shortcut opens up a new Microsoft Word 2003 window. If I try immediately
typing into the window, nothing happens. I have to then click anywhere on/in
the window to make it active.

"Beth Melton" wrote:

Is it possible you are you double-clicking the shortcuts in the Quick Launch
toolbar or Start Menu?

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

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

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Froggafella" wrote in message
...
When I click on the word 2003 quick launch/startup menu icon, Word opens
up,
but I cannot type into the window without first clicking on it. Is there a
way to ensure that the Word 2003 window is active when I start it up from
the
quick launch bar or the start menu?

When I open up existing documents, the window is automatically active.

Thanks,

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

FWIW, I saw this behavior when I had an outdated add-in installed that was
not compatible with the version of Word I was running. I don't know whether
it was opening a dialog behind the Word window or what, but the focus
problem was solved when I uninstalled the add-in.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Froggafella" wrote in message
...
Unfortunately not. I am not double clicking the shortcuts. A single click
of
the shortcut opens up a new Microsoft Word 2003 window. If I try
immediately
typing into the window, nothing happens. I have to then click anywhere
on/in
the window to make it active.

"Beth Melton" wrote:

Is it possible you are you double-clicking the shortcuts in the Quick
Launch
toolbar or Start Menu?

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

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

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Froggafella" wrote in message
...
When I click on the word 2003 quick launch/startup menu icon, Word
opens
up,
but I cannot type into the window without first clicking on it. Is
there a
way to ensure that the Word 2003 window is active when I start it up
from
the
quick launch bar or the start menu?

When I open up existing documents, the window is automatically active.

Thanks,