Windows and styles

I have been converting from word 97 to word 2002 for windows xp
I have two problems that I'd like to fix if possible.

First
Is there any way that I can get word to open multiple document windows in
the same parent window instead of two completely separate instances? I often
have two documents side by side in word. I "alt-tab" to another program.
When I want to "alt-tab" back to word, I have to do it twice. I know that I
can just click on the icons on the task bar, but I find the keyboard much
faster.

Second

I use paragraph styles. In word 97, I could change paragraph styles by
pressing 'alt-o-s', the first letter of the style that I want (say N for
normal) and enter. When I do this in word 2002, a style window opens up and
stays open after I select the style that I want. I then must close that
window.

I can see that this would be handy if I wanted to browse the document and
change styles at will. But to change one paragraph, its a drag.

Is there a keyboard shortcut for selecting a style without the window?



--
Rick English

Mike
Sun Oct 19 02:22:48 CDT 2003

Rick English wrote:

> Is there any way that I can get word to open multiple document
> windows in the same parent window instead of two completely separate
> instances?

In Word 2002/2003 Tools > Options > View: [ ] Windows in taskbar.
Word 2000 requires a special macro.

Mike Williams - Office MVP
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Mark
Sun Oct 19 03:04:46 CDT 2003

Hi Rick,

You're not alone in your dislike of the "new, even more disimproved"
functionality for Styles in 2002.

You *can* get your old dialog back. Click Tools­> Customize­>
Commands tab. In the left-hand box, click Format. In the
right-hand box, scroll down -- way down -- to find "Style..."
(DON'T stop at the others that look sort of similar.) Click
on "Style..." and drag it to the Format menu. Don't release
the mouse button yet. Wait for the Format menu to open, then
drag downward the spot you want 'Style...' to appear. Now let
go of the button. Close the Customize dialog. When you close
Word, answer YES if you're asked whether to save changes to the
Normal template. (This customization is stored there.)

Also, you can bypass the dialog and reach the Style box directly by
pressing CTRL+SHIFT+S. (This shortcut has always been available;
of course, you'd never see it unless you've deliberately checked
Tools­> Customize­> Options-> Show shorcut keys in Screen Tips.)

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Rick English wrote:
>
> I have been converting from word 97 to word 2002 for windows xp
> I have two problems that I'd like to fix if possible.
>
> First
> Is there any way that I can get word to open multiple document windows in
> the same parent window instead of two completely separate instances? I often
> have two documents side by side in word. I "alt-tab" to another program.
> When I want to "alt-tab" back to word, I have to do it twice. I know that I
> can just click on the icons on the task bar, but I find the keyboard much
> faster.
>
> Second
>
> I use paragraph styles. In word 97, I could change paragraph styles by
> pressing 'alt-o-s', the first letter of the style that I want (say N for
> normal) and enter. When I do this in word 2002, a style window opens up and
> stays open after I select the style that I want. I then must close that
> window.
>
> I can see that this would be handy if I wanted to browse the document and
> change styles at will. But to change one paragraph, its a drag.
>
> Is there a keyboard shortcut for selecting a style without the window?
>
> --
> Rick English

Rick
Sun Oct 19 15:37:44 CDT 2003

Thanks very much. The styles tip was awesome. I'll let you know about the
windows

--
Rick English
"Rick English" <rick@english.net> wrote in message
news:Opwnh5glDHA.2772@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I have been converting from word 97 to word 2002 for windows xp
> I have two problems that I'd like to fix if possible.
>
> First
> Is there any way that I can get word to open multiple document windows in
> the same parent window instead of two completely separate instances? I
often
> have two documents side by side in word. I "alt-tab" to another program.
> When I want to "alt-tab" back to word, I have to do it twice. I know that
I
> can just click on the icons on the task bar, but I find the keyboard much
> faster.
>
> Second
>
> I use paragraph styles. In word 97, I could change paragraph styles by
> pressing 'alt-o-s', the first letter of the style that I want (say N for
> normal) and enter. When I do this in word 2002, a style window opens up
and
> stays open after I select the style that I want. I then must close that
> window.
>
> I can see that this would be handy if I wanted to browse the document and
> change styles at will. But to change one paragraph, its a drag.
>
> Is there a keyboard shortcut for selecting a style without the window?
>
>
>
> --
> Rick English
>
>