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Amazing, absolutely correct. I never noticed that before.
Jerry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. Rodney Grisham [mailto:Rod.Grisham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 6:58 PM
> To: Chris Cheatham
> Cc: Omega List
> Subject: Re: off topic - ms word
>
>
> Chris Cheatham wrote:
>
> > This is probably a dumb question...when I open multiple
> files at the same
> > time in ms word 2000, each file gets opened in a separate
> copy of word,
> > instead of as a window in one copy like it used to be.
>
> Sort of a technicality, but it is only one instance of Word. It's
> just that every doc. gets its own window.
>
> > With a dozen files
> > open it is a total pain. Anyone know if there is a way to fix this?
>
> There is no way in 2000; it is a Single Document Interface (SDI)
> program only. MSW 2002 offers the option of either SDI or MDI
> - M for multiple.
>
> Below there is a blurb from the web.
>
> Rod
>
> +++++++++++++++++
>
> When Microsoft introduced Office 2000, one of the more controversial
> features was that Word and Excel were changed from Multiple Document
> Interface (MDI) applications, where each document window was
> contained inside the parent application window, to Single Document
> Interface (SDI) applications, where each document occupied its own
> window. A side effect of an SDI application is that each document
> also gets its own button on the Windows taskbar, and you can easily
> switch between documents using the standard ALT+TAB key combination.
> However, some users found this new interface to be problematic,
> because multiple Word documents could quickly clutter the taskbar.
> In Word 2002, you can now optionally choose to use MDI mode again
> if you're so inclined.
>
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