Open Last Document

[Sundog]

For an earlier version of Word, I had a shortcut on my Desktop that opened the Word document I most recently worked on, the one at the top of the Recently Used documents list. The shortcut target was

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"C:\\MyPathWhatever\winword.exe" mOpenLastDoc

In Word 2010, this shortcut opens a blank page. When looking at the 2010 File > Recent selection, I find listings for Recent Documents and Recent Places, not Recently Used.

Is there an equivalent for mOpenLastDoc in Word 2010?

Ooops, let me try /mOpenLastDoc!

Same result, blank page.

[HansV]

OpenLastDoc must have been a macro in your Normal.dot:

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Sub OpenLastDoc()
    RecentFiles(1).Open
End Sub

If you re-create this macro in Normal.dotm, it should hopefully make your shortcut work again (with /mOpenLastDoc)

[Sundog]

Thanks, Hans! I completely forgot that I had to create a macro. (Too long ago.) That's what the "/m" is for, right?

[HansV]

Yes, /mmacroname means run the macro macroname.