Mac Forum / Applications / Word / October 2005

View menu -> Formatting palette doesn't work, Tristan?

But don't worry -- you don't need it anyway.   ;-)

Clive Huggan
West of Queanbeyan
Oz
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On 19/10/05 9:02 PM, in article BF7C48D5.20B7%lost_in_fog@swiftdsl.com.au,

Paste this into the Applescript editor and hit compile and then hit run

tell application "Microsoft Word"
    tell command bar "formatting palette"
        set visible to true
        set {top, left position} to {100, 700}
    end tell
end tell

Did I remember this or work it out from scratch? Hell no! You think I'm
smart or something? Nope. I googled the group and nicked it from Barry
Wainwright.

Here is how to "Google the Group"

http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search

then fill in the form like so:
After "Return only messages from the group at this location:" type
"microsoft.public.mac.office.word"
After "Return only messages where the subject contains" type
"formatting palette"

This 'googling the group' is a fabulous recipe for avoiding
embarrassment when later you forget. Like when McGimpsey told you how
on 3-Aug-2005 and pointed you to an alternative method at
http://www.mcgimpsey.com/macoffice/office/formattingpalettegone.html

..that leapt straight out when I added "Tristan" to the author field in
the google groups form ;-)