How do I prevent Word from redisplaying multiple minimized open documents when opening a new document?

Anonymous
2010-04-01T09:17:27+00:00

When I have multiple Word documents open, but minimized and I open an already created document, all of the minimized documents will get redisplayed (ie. maximized) to the screen.  Additionally, I believe the last edited document will be displayed on top and its listing on the start/task bar will begin flashing and it will not turn off until the flashing listing is clicked.  I then have to reminimize all of the documents and navigate to the document that I originally wanted open.

As a user, I would want all of the open minimized documents to remain minimized and the document that I'm opening to be presented without having to click anything on the start/task bar.

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Anonymous
2012-08-11T17:55:48+00:00

Try this:  Right-click on the lower taskbar (the dark band that runs across the bottom of your screen), in an empty space, not on an icon.  You should see a small window open up that gives you different options for displaying the documents you are working on.  Cascade windows is sometimes helpful if you are going back and forth between different documents.  You can drag the edges of a document so that you can see two documents at the same time.  You just need to click on one to bring it more to the  front.  Stacked windows is another option.  Then you will see all of the documents at once.  That may be what you have had selected.  Side-by-side windows is another.  Experiment with these options.  It may help you.

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Anonymous
2010-04-01T21:52:51+00:00

A newly opened document will not cause other minimized or open Word documents to come to the front. But the newly opened document will not come to the front itself, it launches as an open window. 

The easiest way to eliminate that is by using keyboard shortcuts:

To minimize all the windows and get back to the desktop:        Windows + D

To open a new word blank document                              :       CTRL + N

To open a word document from a location                       :       CTRL + O        

There's an option under Word Options / Advanced / Display, named Show all windows in the taskbar. Turning it off hides all Word icons in the taskbar but one. This way the described behavior disappears but at the same time goes the ease of restoring a minimized document.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-04-15T07:21:27+00:00

    Actually, I just remembered, there is another tool you can use to help with this problem. Since it is related to Office, you could probably find a way of using the Office 365 "Admin Portal" / "Admin Center" to push this REG fix out to the users

    2016 03 04- Rollout of New Admin Center / Admin Portal

    https://blogs.office.com/2016/03/04/announcing-the-new-office-365-admin-center/

    The new admin center makes it faster, easier and more efficient to manage Office 365. (Take a look at the Office 365 Roadmap to see a list of past and future features.) As the service evolves, we wanted to make it easier for you to find common tasks and scenarios.

    Office 365 Business Admin Portal: / Office 365 Admin Centerhttps://portal.microsoftonline.com/****

    <snip>

    Things you should know before you start:

    ·     As the first person in your organization who creates the account, you will be the Office 365 administrator.

    ·     After you add your users, they can install the latest version of Office.

    ·     Important: For Office 365 Small Business Premium, the admin should enter all product keys during the setup process. Learn More

    </snip>

    2016 03 07- New Admin Center Begins Rolling Out For Office 365

    https://www.petri.com/new-admin-center-begins-rolling-office-365

    tarting with the new dashboard; IT admins can now do and see more without needing to click around. From a single customizable page, everything from billing, reports, messages, tutorials, service status, users, and more are shown at a glance: a search bar sits at the top of the dashboard which can be used to find groups or users.

    The new Admin Center can generate reports to show how and when users are taking advantage of the different aspects of Office 365. These reports are currently limited but will soon be able to display how users are accessing OneDrive, SharePoint, Yammer, Skype for Business, and more. With this data, IT staff can plan training sessions or make tweaks to their long term goals.

    Even though this new Admin Center is not complete, it is built to help IT administrators get their jobs done faster. Microsoft says this new experience is rolling out over the next few weeks but you can get the new experience now by going here. If there are things you do not like, then send Microsoft feedback and let them know.

    2015 11 06- New Featues in Admin portal (7min)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVZolY7VIEA&feature=em-subs_digest-g

    steps to create a user account as Admin

    http://office365.iyogi.com/help-support/create-user-account-as-admin.html

    Simplifying the Office 365 admin experience

    http://blogs.office.com/2014/05/21/simplifying-the-office-365-admin-experience/

    MS Virtual Academy - For IT Pros - 365 Admin Training

    https://mva.microsoft.com/product-training/office-365

    There are 62 courses on this sub site of MSVA, many of them about Administering Office 365

    PS:

    You should also probably ask this  question in the Business version of the forum.

    You may want to ask this question in the “Office 365 for Business” Forum / Community

    There is a “hidden”, aka separate, location to find out Office 365 for Business specific information and to ask questions:**Office 365 for business community**http://community.office365.com/en-us/default.aspx

    You could also try joining MS’s  “Yammer” account: https://www.yammer.com/itpronetwork/#/threads/company?type=general  There are a couple of “networks” where you may be able to get an answer, ie “Office 365 IT Pro” or “fasttrack deployment”.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-15T06:22:03+00:00

    OK Josh:

    There is a technique you can use. You are going to have to create a ".REG" file with the required change in it then use the network to apply it to all of the connected machines (my first guess would be to use the logon script that is executed when a person logs on to the network).  This article is a starting point for you (ignore the fact that it is written for XP, the basic technique still applies to Win 10): https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/kb/310516

    Sorry, I am not a LAN admin so I can't go into specifics on how to. Here are some more articles that may get you going using an alternate approach, using powershell to distribute and implement the change:

    WIN-**Easily Modify Registry Property Values******The Scripting Guys

    Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows to use the PowerShell registry provider to easily modify registry property values. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is finally the weekend. It seems like it has been a rather long week. Of course, each week is only 168 hours long,... on 12 May 2012

    WIN-**Edit the Registry on Multiple Remote Computers with PowerShell******The Scripting Guys

    using Windows PowerShell to edit the registry on multiple remote computers with one command. ... on 17 Mar 2012

    WIN- An Introduction to PowerShell Remoting: Part Onehttp://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/07/23/an-introduction-to-powershell-remoting-part-one.aspx****PowerShell Remoting, which allows me to run commands on a remote system as if I was sitting in front of it. It provides a consistent framework for managing computers across a network. 23 Jul 2012

                 Note: the last article has links to the first 4 articles in the series ****

    **Part Five: Constrained PowerShell Endpoints********The Scripting Guys******Jason Hofferle, talks about creating constrained Windows PowerShell endpoints....on 27 Jul 2012

    I used this google search to find more similar articles:

    https://www.google.ca/search?q=powershell+edit+registry&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws\_rd=cr&ei=H4gQV7bwF8qOjwStsYWICQ

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-04-14T17:38:47+00:00

    That's great but what do you do when you have 500 users to do this for?  thus why reg edits maybe a practical thing to do for one person they are never a good solution in an work environment.  I got 500 people screaming at me because of this, and i don't have 500 years to go around to every user to fix their registry if that even works.   And before anyone says it, they can't do it themselves, again in most work environments user don't have admin rights to make those kind of changes, nor would i let some of these idiots try it themselves.

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