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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / May 2008Centering of the Document when word opens
Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: intel Is there any way I can have word open a new document in the center of my screen by default instead of the far left? In other words, every time I open word, by default the document appears on the left hand screen but I would prefer it centered instead. I have tried messing around with the Normal.dotm file but it doesn't seem to remember this change. It is supposed to open each document exactly the same place and size as you closed it. It should create a new document at the same size and place as your Normal.dotm was last saved. There is a bug in 2008 that is preventing that working in OS 10.5. It's part of the Spaces bug. Office 2008 is not compatible with Spaces. The Service Release next week should cure this (although it may not cure the whole scenario). Cheers On 9/3/08 1:56 PM, in article ee92d1b.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, > Version: 2008 > Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > prefer it centered instead. I have tried messing around with the Normal.dotm > file but it doesn't seem to remember this change.  SignatureDon't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/ Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/ Sydney, Australia. S33°53'34.20 E151°14'54.50 +61 4 1209 1410, mailto:john@mcghie.name Was this service included in the most recent update (12.0.1)? I'm still encountering the same issue. Well, it seems to be a little better but still not precise. I think there is still some lag in help from Apple in bolstering the window position control. Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 4/13/08 9:38 AM, in article ee92d1b.1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, > Was this service included in the most recent update (12.0.1)? I'm still > encountering the same issue. How can it be a little better? It either works or doesn't work. Even after the release of SP1, it still does not work. How could they miss this? They didn't miss it. As with all bugs, they gave it a "priority" depending on how badly it affects users' ability to do their work. Bugs that cause loss of data, or prevent users using the software at all, or which are easy to fix, get fixed first. Bugs that are merely irritating, for which there is a known work-around, or which require extensive work, get fixed last. In this case, there are several of these, caused by the interaction between Word and Spaces. They are partly Microsoft bugs and partly Apple bugs. I believe that most of the Microsoft ones were fixed in SP1. I don't think the Apple ones have been addressed yet. And some of them are still waiting. Hope this helps On 21/05/08 7:17 AM, in article ee92d1b.3@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "mart17" <elsaxmaestro@yahoo.com> wrote: > How can it be a little better? It either works or doesn't work. Even after the > release of SP1, it still does not work. How could they miss this? SignatureDon't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/ Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia. mailto:john@mcghie.name |
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