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Quickly Changing Document Windows with WordBasic

Summary: A shortcut and a WordBasic macro that you can use to switch windows. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 6, and Word 95.)

If you routinely use several open documents to do your work, you already know that you can change between document windows by choosing the document name from the Window menu. You may not know, however, that there is a shortcut for changing windows. You can cycle through your documents by pressing either CTRL+F6 or SHIFT+CTRL+F6. The difference is that CTRL+F6 cycles through the list of windows in a forwards direction, while SHIFT+CTRL+F6 cycles backwards.

If you would rather not take your hands off the mouse, you can create a macro that cycles through the windows. This macro can then be assigned to a button on one of your toolbars. If you are using Word 6 or Word 95, the following WordBasic macro will do the trick.

Sub MAIN
    NextWindow
End Sub

Tip #966 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 6 | 95

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