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Collapsing and Expanding Subdocuments
Lou has a Word document that she would like to open automatically when she starts up her computer, and was wondering if that was even possible to do.
Actually, it is relatively easy to do. When you start your computer, one of the things that Windows does is to open all the files contained in your system's Startup folder. If it is a program contained in the folder, then the program is run. If it is a document (such as a Word document), then the document is opened, which also means that Word is started.
In order to have Windows start Word and open a particular document upon booting, follow these general steps:
That's it. From now on, whenever you start your computer, the document will be opened automatically.
There is one caution to doing this, however: If Word has problems opening due to a corrupt Normal.dot file, corrupt printer driver, or corrupt document, it is possible that by making the document a part of your system startup, you could make your system unstable. It may be a better idea to paste the shortcut on your desktop, instead of in your Startup folder. Then, after starting Windows, it only takes a double-click to open the document.
Tip #593 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003 2007
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