Multiple MSWord on taskbar
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- PlutoniumLounger
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Multiple MSWord on taskbar
I have "done something" to my newly installed Win7.
Used to be if I had several MSWord documents open that they showed up as separate tasks on the toolbar.
I could Alt-Tab to the desired MSWord document.
Now I see just one MSWord Ap on the toolbar.
I can Alt-Tab to MSWord, then must switch to Ctrl-Tab for the carousel within Word. Last night I skulked around Control Panel, paying special attention to "Group Similar", but with no success.
I can't believe that this is a setting in MSWord; it must be a Windows setting, right?
TIA
Chris
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Re: Multiple MSWord on taskbar
Try this:
Right click on the Taskbar
Choose Properties
Set the 'Taskbar options:' to 'never combine'
OK out
Ken
Right click on the Taskbar
Choose Properties
Set the 'Taskbar options:' to 'never combine'
OK out
Ken
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Re: Multiple MSWord on taskbar
Ken, thanks for this response.stuck wrote:Try this:
I had tried “never combine”, but now I wonder whether I might have upset a pail of milk somewhere else. This is what I saw after a r-c on Taskbar; same dialogue as the one obtained through Control Panel. And here I am, closed all applications; opened MSWord, closed the blank document, opened THREE documents.
The taskbar shows just the one instance of MSWord as an application (outlined in purple).
I know that in my old Win7HP I would see three icons in the task bar, and I *think* I’ve seen three in my new Win7 Professional.
This is not critical, and I might go back to my last system image to see if I can bring up three icons.
Cheerily still,
Chris
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Re: Multiple MSWord on taskbar
Besides setting the taskbar property to "never combine", you have to go into Word's Tools > Options > View and check the box for "Windows in Taskbar". (This is specific to Word 2003.)
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Re: Multiple MSWord on taskbar
(plus various smilies from the other screens).Jay Freedman wrote:Besides setting the taskbar property to "never combine", you have to go into Word's Tools > Options > View and check the box for "Windows in Taskbar". (This is specific to Word 2003.)
What really annoys me about response like yours, Jay, is that I use Word2003 every day, whereas you probably haven't looked at it in fifteen years.
You don't make me look good, but now my laptop taskbar looks a lot better!
Thanks
Chris
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Re: Multiple MSWord on taskbar
In fact, I open Word 2003 about once a week to answer questions in the Microsoft Answers forum; I also have versions 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016 readily at hand, and Word 2000 in a virtual machine that runs Windows XP (mainly so I can use the Unbind program for people who need help with old ODB files). I don't always remember all the old gotchas, but they come back pretty easily.ChrisGreaves wrote:What really annoys me about response like yours, Jay, is that I use Word2003 every day, whereas you probably haven't looked at it in fifteen years.
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Re: Multiple MSWord on taskbar
Well I'm glad that we have you!Jay Freedman wrote: I don't always remember all the old gotchas, but they come back pretty easily.
I can generally remember that I "used to do it this way", but all too often am not sure what has changed!
Cheers
Chris
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