auto show the navigation pane in a specific word file

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Aseud·6/12/2017 in Off Topic

Hi, I have a document which I always need to use the navigation pane. But I find if I don't close the navigation pane when I close that word document. Then when I open other word document. they will auto show the navigation pane, too. There are is a way to only auto show the navigation pane in a specific word file?

(Edited by Aseud)

Noreplyz·6/12/2017

No there isn't - it's either shown or not shown, and it remembers this preference for other word documents. Hmm, this is the Yogscast Wiki... is it related? :P

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Lersk·6/15/2017

Actually it is possible. Use VBA. Try this

Sub AutoOpen()
  Dim strDocName As String
  Dim strDocpath As String
  Dim nDocName As Integer 
  Dim nDocpath As Integer 
 
  strDocName = "Sample.docx"
  strDocpath = "E:\Temp"
  '  If the two strings sort equally, Returns 0.
  nDocName = StrComp(ActiveDocument.Name, strDocName, vbTextCompare)
  nDocpath = StrComp(ActiveDocument.Path, strDocpath, vbTextCompare)
 
  If nDocName = 0 Then
    If nDocpath = 0 Then
      ActiveWindow.DocumentMap = True
    End If
  Else
    ActiveWindow.DocumentMap = False
  End If
End Sub

More ways at https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/2-ways-show-navigation-pane-one-specific-word-document/ Good luck

(Edited by Lersk)