[Kevryl]

One of my most consistent frustrations is the inability to maximise dialog
boxes (eg open and save files) in order to see the whole directory...sorry
"folder", or more importantly a whole filename and path. I'm doing a
mailmerge right now, and the "straw" that has prompted me to post is that I
just can't tell which file or path the original merge file is connected to,
simply because someone in Microsoft decided I should only be allowed to have
a little dialog window and not be able to maximise or extend it.

Such an annoyance!

Has anyone come across a utility or add-in to allow maximising or extending
of these dialogs?

Thanks, Keith

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi ?B?S2V2cnls?=,

One of my most consistent frustrations is the inability to maximise dialog
boxes (eg open and save files) in order to see the whole directory...sorry
"folder", or more importantly a whole filename and path. I'm doing a
mailmerge right now, and the "straw" that has prompted me to post is that I
just can't tell which file or path the original merge file is connected to,
simply because someone in Microsoft decided I should only be allowed to have
a little dialog window and not be able to maximise or extend it.

Which version of Word are we discussing?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Hi Cindy

I ahve the same requirement for Word 2003.

Thanks,

Carl

Cindy M -WordMVP- wrote:
Hi ?B?S2V2cnls?=,

One of my most consistent frustrations is the inability to maximise dialog
boxes (eg open and save files) in order to see the whole directory...sorry
"folder", or more importantly a whole filename and path. I'm doing a
mailmerge right now, and the "straw" that has prompted me to post is that I
just can't tell which file or path the original merge file is connected to,
simply because someone in Microsoft decided I should only be allowed to have
a little dialog window and not be able to maximise or extend it.

Which version of Word are we discussing?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In Word 2002 and 2003, you can maximize these dialogs by double-clicking the
title bar. They can also be resized by dragging the bottom right corner.

--
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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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Hi Cindy

I ahve the same requirement for Word 2003.

Thanks,

Carl

Cindy M -WordMVP- wrote:
Hi ?B?S2V2cnls?=,

One of my most consistent frustrations is the inability to maximise
dialog
boxes (eg open and save files) in order to see the whole
directory...sorry
"folder", or more importantly a whole filename and path. I'm doing a
mailmerge right now, and the "straw" that has prompted me to post is
that I
just can't tell which file or path the original merge file is
connected to,
simply because someone in Microsoft decided I should only be allowed
to have
a little dialog window and not be able to maximise or extend it.

Which version of Word are we discussing?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Kevryl]

Hi Cindy,
Sorry - I'm on Word 2000, but of course its an Office-wide function, isn't
it?. I probably should have posted in the Office group. I'm hoping I can find
an add-in utility somewhere that will modify or add to the existing
functionality. It seems from others posts here that Microsoft have responded
in later versions to this silly restriction. Thats good. One day I might
upgrade, but don't plan to spend that kind of money for a while.
Thanks, and regards, Keith


"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote:

Hi ?B?S2V2cnls?=,

One of my most consistent frustrations is the inability to maximise dialog
boxes (eg open and save files) in order to see the whole directory...sorry
"folder", or more importantly a whole filename and path. I'm doing a
mailmerge right now, and the "straw" that has prompted me to post is that I
just can't tell which file or path the original merge file is connected to,
simply because someone in Microsoft decided I should only be allowed to have
a little dialog window and not be able to maximise or extend it.

Which version of Word are we discussing?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi ?B?S2V2cnls?=,

I'm on Word 2000

I'm doing a
mailmerge right now, and the "straw" that has prompted me to post is that I
just can't tell which file or path the original merge file is connected to,

At least for this I can give you a little macro that will display the information
for Word docs or Excel sheets

Sub DisplaySELECTInfo()
MsgBox ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.QueryString
End Sub

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Kevryl]

Thanks Cindy, I'll give that a try, tho I'm not quite sure how to enter and
use it.
Many thanks,
Keith

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote:

Hi ?B?S2V2cnls?=,

I'm on Word 2000

I'm doing a
mailmerge right now, and the "straw" that has prompted me to post is that I
just can't tell which file or path the original merge file is connected to,

At least for this I can give you a little macro that will display the information
for Word docs or Excel sheets

Sub DisplaySELECTInfo()
MsgBox ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.QueryString
End Sub

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Hi Cindy

I tested your hint and it worked.

My specific problem is with the cross reference dialog, which is
severly size impaired.
The trick does not seem to work here.

Any suggestions?

Regards,

Carl-Hein

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
In Word 2002 and 2003, you can maximize these dialogs by double-clicking the
title bar. They can also be resized by dragging the bottom right corner.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

wrote in message
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Hi Cindy

I ahve the same requirement for Word 2003.

Thanks,

Carl

Cindy M -WordMVP- wrote:
Hi ?B?S2V2cnls?=,

One of my most consistent frustrations is the inability to maximise
dialog
boxes (eg open and save files) in order to see the whole
directory...sorry
"folder", or more importantly a whole filename and path. I'm doing a
mailmerge right now, and the "straw" that has prompted me to post is
that I
just can't tell which file or path the original merge file is
connected to,
simply because someone in Microsoft decided I should only be allowed
to have
a little dialog window and not be able to maximise or extend it.

Which version of Word are we discussing?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Jay Freedman]

See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm for help with that.

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Jay Freedman
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On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:18:01 -0700, Kevryl
wrote:

Thanks Cindy, I'll give that a try, tho I'm not quite sure how to enter and
use it.
Many thanks,
Keith

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote:

Hi ?B?S2V2cnls?=,

I'm on Word 2000

I'm doing a
mailmerge right now, and the "straw" that has prompted me to post is that I
just can't tell which file or path the original merge file is connected to,

At least for this I can give you a little macro that will display the information
for Word docs or Excel sheets

Sub DisplaySELECTInfo()
MsgBox ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.QueryString
End Sub

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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