Word Document

Any chance you would consider adding a new feature to Microsoft Word... I
would love to see the tab options (same option that we have in excel) added
to word. This would allow a user to click on a tab and see one
report/document... then click on another tab to see a related but separate
document. I would find this incredibly helpful...

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t

Which version of Word do you already have? If 2003, for example, go to
Tools View, check the box for Windows in Task Bar & use the Windows Task
Bar buttons to do exactly what you describe. You might also check keyboard
shortcuts in Word Help for quick was to move from one doc window to another.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...
Any chance you would consider adding a new feature to Microsoft Word... I
would love to see the tab options (same option that we have in excel)
added
to word. This would allow a user to click on a tab and see one
report/document... then click on another tab to see a related but separate
document. I would find this incredibly helpful...

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t

I do have Word 2003 but did not find the options as you describe below.

Actually I don't believe the option you are referring to is the same thing.
I'd actually like the option to permanently create tabs within a document.
This setup would be the same as excel only instead of spreadsheets it would
be related documents.

What your referring sounds like I would just be opening two documents and
viewing them side by side (WindowCompare Side by Side with...). There are
times when this feature is helpful but not at all the same thing.

If I've misunderstood what you mean let me know. thanks, Kristina


"CyberTaz" wrote:

Which version of Word do you already have? If 2003, for example, go to
Tools View, check the box for Windows in Task Bar & use the Windows Task
Bar buttons to do exactly what you describe. You might also check keyboard
shortcuts in Word Help for quick was to move from one doc window to another.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...
Any chance you would consider adding a new feature to Microsoft Word... I
would love to see the tab options (same option that we have in excel)
added
to word. This would allow a user to click on a tab and see one
report/document... then click on another tab to see a related but separate
document. I would find this incredibly helpful...

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t

Well, the problem is that you're comparing apples to oranges... the sheets
in an Excel Workbook are all a part of the same *file*, whereas each Word
doc constitutes a separate *file* in and of itself. There's no way [based on
OS constraints as well] that you can store files within one another. From a
number of perspectives that would present a very precarious situation - ie,
lose one, lose them all. Also, any time you open "one" you'd be opening them
all which isn't always desireable or practical from a system resources
standpoint.

The suggestion I offered does require that you actually open the individual
files, but it hasn't anything to do with Compare Side by Side. When you
click the Task Bar button that represents an open document that doc window
comes to the front. IOW, it allows you to switch back & forth between open
docs in the manner you described - with the click of a button... or you can
use the kybd shortcut... or you can use the Window Menu.

I get the impression that what you really are looking for is a better way of
managing the organization of your files. For that purpose there are a number
of Windows features that may help as well as customizing capabilities within
Word. I'm sure you'll get some other suggestions, but here are a few general
ideas:

1- If you can't (or don't wish to) store the related files in a single
folder, create folder & put shortcuts to those files in it. Either way, that
folder can be added to the My Places bar of the open dialog so that it is no
further away than Ctrl+O to bring the Open dialog box up.

2- Create macros to open each of the related files and assign them to
buttons on a custom toolbar or as commands in a custom menu.

3- Add a page in each of the related docs (or create a separate doc) and
insert hyperlinks to the other docs in the "group".

4- Use the Customize dialog to add the Work menu to the menu bar & add those
docs to to it.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...
I do have Word 2003 but did not find the options as you describe below.

Actually I don't believe the option you are referring to is the same
thing.
I'd actually like the option to permanently create tabs within a document.
This setup would be the same as excel only instead of spreadsheets it
would
be related documents.

What your referring sounds like I would just be opening two documents and
viewing them side by side (WindowCompare Side by Side with...). There
are
times when this feature is helpful but not at all the same thing.

If I've misunderstood what you mean let me know. thanks, Kristina


"CyberTaz" wrote:

Which version of Word do you already have? If 2003, for example, go to
Tools View, check the box for Windows in Task Bar & use the Windows Task
Bar buttons to do exactly what you describe. You might also check
keyboard
shortcuts in Word Help for quick was to move from one doc window to
another.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...
Any chance you would consider adding a new feature to Microsoft Word...
I
would love to see the tab options (same option that we have in excel)
added
to word. This would allow a user to click on a tab and see one
report/document... then click on another tab to see a related but
separate
document. I would find this incredibly helpful...

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t

Ok - I don't believe that I am comparing apples to oranges and I don't think
you're understanding what I'm requesting. I don't mean having separate
files... I'm talking about having one file with several tabs (the same as
excel)... instead of using a spreadsheet with formulas each tab would be set
up with the features of word a word document (but again this would be one
report not several (same as excel).

You mention that this would be a poor use of resources to have the system
open all documents - how would this be any different than an excel
spreadsheet with several tabs? How would that take more resources?

- it's a feature that excel has which word doesn't. Your logic about losing
several separate tabs at once (because you haven't created a bunch of
different documents) could be applied to excel as well. I realize that if
you lose a file in either excel or word you would lose all tabs included
within that file. This doesn't keep me from using several tabs in excel and
it wouldn't keep me from creating several tabs in word.

There are reasons why this would be helpful. If it wasn't a helpful feature
there would be no reason to have it in excel either. We'd all just have
several documents in excel as well (you can set up macros and hyperlinks in
excel as well but yet people still set up one excel report with several
tabs). Several times I have created documents in excel even though it takes
quite a bit of time and set up (word wrap etc...) simply because of the tab
option that you get in excel.

I realize that this apparently doesn't make sense to you... but it is
something that I would find helpful (hence the post to this site).

I realize it's been set up this way from the beginning but it doesn't mean
it has to stay that way...

Kristina

"CyberTaz" wrote:

Well, the problem is that you're comparing apples to oranges... the sheets
in an Excel Workbook are all a part of the same *file*, whereas each Word
doc constitutes a separate *file* in and of itself. There's no way [based on
OS constraints as well] that you can store files within one another. From a
number of perspectives that would present a very precarious situation - ie,
lose one, lose them all. Also, any time you open "one" you'd be opening them
all which isn't always desireable or practical from a system resources
standpoint.

The suggestion I offered does require that you actually open the individual
files, but it hasn't anything to do with Compare Side by Side. When you
click the Task Bar button that represents an open document that doc window
comes to the front. IOW, it allows you to switch back & forth between open
docs in the manner you described - with the click of a button... or you can
use the kybd shortcut... or you can use the Window Menu.

I get the impression that what you really are looking for is a better way of
managing the organization of your files. For that purpose there are a number
of Windows features that may help as well as customizing capabilities within
Word. I'm sure you'll get some other suggestions, but here are a few general
ideas:

1- If you can't (or don't wish to) store the related files in a single
folder, create folder & put shortcuts to those files in it. Either way, that
folder can be added to the My Places bar of the open dialog so that it is no
further away than Ctrl+O to bring the Open dialog box up.

2- Create macros to open each of the related files and assign them to
buttons on a custom toolbar or as commands in a custom menu.

3- Add a page in each of the related docs (or create a separate doc) and
insert hyperlinks to the other docs in the "group".

4- Use the Customize dialog to add the Work menu to the menu bar & add those
docs to to it.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...
I do have Word 2003 but did not find the options as you describe below.

Actually I don't believe the option you are referring to is the same
thing.
I'd actually like the option to permanently create tabs within a document.
This setup would be the same as excel only instead of spreadsheets it
would
be related documents.

What your referring sounds like I would just be opening two documents and
viewing them side by side (WindowCompare Side by Side with...). There
are
times when this feature is helpful but not at all the same thing.

If I've misunderstood what you mean let me know. thanks, Kristina


"CyberTaz" wrote:

Which version of Word do you already have? If 2003, for example, go to
Tools View, check the box for Windows in Task Bar & use the Windows Task
Bar buttons to do exactly what you describe. You might also check
keyboard
shortcuts in Word Help for quick was to move from one doc window to
another.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...
Any chance you would consider adding a new feature to Microsoft Word...
I
would love to see the tab options (same option that we have in excel)
added
to word. This would allow a user to click on a tab and see one
report/document... then click on another tab to see a related but
separate
document. I would find this incredibly helpful...

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t

Kristina, you said tabs could show a "related but separate document."
Excel's tabs show different parts of the same file, not separate documents.

Most people who want tabs in Word are looking for a quicker way to skip
around a single document, say, from Section 1 to Section 2. For that
type of help, consider these options.
Edit | Go To, Outline View, Document Map, and Browse Object.

More info on some of those he
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingOLView.htm
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/documentmap/index.html
http://daiya.mvps.org/browseobject.htm


Kristina Demers wrote:
Ok - I don't believe that I am comparing apples to oranges and I don't think
you're understanding what I'm requesting. I don't mean having separate
files... I'm talking about having one file with several tabs (the same as
excel)... instead of using a spreadsheet with formulas each tab would be set
up with the features of word a word document (but again this would be one
report not several (same as excel).

You mention that this would be a poor use of resources to have the system
open all documents - how would this be any different than an excel
spreadsheet with several tabs? How would that take more resources?

- it's a feature that excel has which word doesn't. Your logic about losing
several separate tabs at once (because you haven't created a bunch of
different documents) could be applied to excel as well. I realize that if
you lose a file in either excel or word you would lose all tabs included
within that file. This doesn't keep me from using several tabs in excel and
it wouldn't keep me from creating several tabs in word.

There are reasons why this would be helpful. If it wasn't a helpful feature
there would be no reason to have it in excel either. We'd all just have
several documents in excel as well (you can set up macros and hyperlinks in
excel as well but yet people still set up one excel report with several
tabs). Several times I have created documents in excel even though it takes
quite a bit of time and set up (word wrap etc...) simply because of the tab
option that you get in excel.

I realize that this apparently doesn't make sense to you... but it is
something that I would find helpful (hence the post to this site).

I realize it's been set up this way from the beginning but it doesn't mean
it has to stay that way...

Kristina

"CyberTaz" wrote:


Well, the problem is that you're comparing apples to oranges... the sheets
in an Excel Workbook are all a part of the same *file*, whereas each Word
doc constitutes a separate *file* in and of itself. There's no way [based on
OS constraints as well] that you can store files within one another. From a
number of perspectives that would present a very precarious situation - ie,
lose one, lose them all. Also, any time you open "one" you'd be opening them
all which isn't always desireable or practical from a system resources
standpoint.

The suggestion I offered does require that you actually open the individual
files, but it hasn't anything to do with Compare Side by Side. When you
click the Task Bar button that represents an open document that doc window
comes to the front. IOW, it allows you to switch back & forth between open
docs in the manner you described - with the click of a button... or you can
use the kybd shortcut... or you can use the Window Menu.

I get the impression that what you really are looking for is a better way of
managing the organization of your files. For that purpose there are a number
of Windows features that may help as well as customizing capabilities within
Word. I'm sure you'll get some other suggestions, but here are a few general
ideas:

1- If you can't (or don't wish to) store the related files in a single
folder, create folder & put shortcuts to those files in it. Either way, that
folder can be added to the My Places bar of the open dialog so that it is no
further away than Ctrl+O to bring the Open dialog box up.

2- Create macros to open each of the related files and assign them to
buttons on a custom toolbar or as commands in a custom menu.

3- Add a page in each of the related docs (or create a separate doc) and
insert hyperlinks to the other docs in the "group".

4- Use the Customize dialog to add the Work menu to the menu bar & add those
docs to to it.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...

I do have Word 2003 but did not find the options as you describe below.

Actually I don't believe the option you are referring to is the same
thing.
I'd actually like the option to permanently create tabs within a document.
This setup would be the same as excel only instead of spreadsheets it
would
be related documents.

What your referring sounds like I would just be opening two documents and
viewing them side by side (WindowCompare Side by Side with...). There
are
times when this feature is helpful but not at all the same thing.

If I've misunderstood what you mean let me know. thanks, Kristina


"CyberTaz" wrote:


Which version of Word do you already have? If 2003, for example, go to
Tools View, check the box for Windows in Task Bar & use the Windows Task
Bar buttons to do exactly what you describe. You might also check
keyboard
shortcuts in Word Help for quick was to move from one doc window to
another.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...

Any chance you would consider adding a new feature to Microsoft Word...
I
would love to see the tab options (same option that we have in excel)
added
to word. This would allow a user to click on a tab and see one
report/document... then click on another tab to see a related but
separate
document. I would find this incredibly helpful...

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t

I was trying to get across the fact that it would be separate tabs. It would
be the SAME file.

Thanks for your suggestions but it isn't what I'm looking for. I am looking
for one file with separate tabs - each tab with the features of a word
document instead of a spreadsheet. I realize that I am saying "document"
again but that is only to get across the idea that they are separate tabs.

I posted because I have wanted for several years to see the tab feature
added to Word. I don't need information on how to become more organized. It
is simply a request to have tabs added to Word.

"Daiya Mitchell" wrote:

Kristina, you said tabs could show a "related but separate document."
Excel's tabs show different parts of the same file, not separate documents.

Most people who want tabs in Word are looking for a quicker way to skip
around a single document, say, from Section 1 to Section 2. For that
type of help, consider these options.
Edit | Go To, Outline View, Document Map, and Browse Object.

More info on some of those he
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingOLView.htm
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/documentmap/index.html
http://daiya.mvps.org/browseobject.htm


Kristina Demers wrote:
Ok - I don't believe that I am comparing apples to oranges and I don't think
you're understanding what I'm requesting. I don't mean having separate
files... I'm talking about having one file with several tabs (the same as
excel)... instead of using a spreadsheet with formulas each tab would be set
up with the features of word a word document (but again this would be one
report not several (same as excel).

You mention that this would be a poor use of resources to have the system
open all documents - how would this be any different than an excel
spreadsheet with several tabs? How would that take more resources?

- it's a feature that excel has which word doesn't. Your logic about losing
several separate tabs at once (because you haven't created a bunch of
different documents) could be applied to excel as well. I realize that if
you lose a file in either excel or word you would lose all tabs included
within that file. This doesn't keep me from using several tabs in excel and
it wouldn't keep me from creating several tabs in word.

There are reasons why this would be helpful. If it wasn't a helpful feature
there would be no reason to have it in excel either. We'd all just have
several documents in excel as well (you can set up macros and hyperlinks in
excel as well but yet people still set up one excel report with several
tabs). Several times I have created documents in excel even though it takes
quite a bit of time and set up (word wrap etc...) simply because of the tab
option that you get in excel.

I realize that this apparently doesn't make sense to you... but it is
something that I would find helpful (hence the post to this site).

I realize it's been set up this way from the beginning but it doesn't mean
it has to stay that way...

Kristina

"CyberTaz" wrote:


Well, the problem is that you're comparing apples to oranges... the sheets
in an Excel Workbook are all a part of the same *file*, whereas each Word
doc constitutes a separate *file* in and of itself. There's no way [based on
OS constraints as well] that you can store files within one another. From a
number of perspectives that would present a very precarious situation - ie,
lose one, lose them all. Also, any time you open "one" you'd be opening them
all which isn't always desireable or practical from a system resources
standpoint.

The suggestion I offered does require that you actually open the individual
files, but it hasn't anything to do with Compare Side by Side. When you
click the Task Bar button that represents an open document that doc window
comes to the front. IOW, it allows you to switch back & forth between open
docs in the manner you described - with the click of a button... or you can
use the kybd shortcut... or you can use the Window Menu.

I get the impression that what you really are looking for is a better way of
managing the organization of your files. For that purpose there are a number
of Windows features that may help as well as customizing capabilities within
Word. I'm sure you'll get some other suggestions, but here are a few general
ideas:

1- If you can't (or don't wish to) store the related files in a single
folder, create folder & put shortcuts to those files in it. Either way, that
folder can be added to the My Places bar of the open dialog so that it is no
further away than Ctrl+O to bring the Open dialog box up.

2- Create macros to open each of the related files and assign them to
buttons on a custom toolbar or as commands in a custom menu.

3- Add a page in each of the related docs (or create a separate doc) and
insert hyperlinks to the other docs in the "group".

4- Use the Customize dialog to add the Work menu to the menu bar & add those
docs to to it.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...

I do have Word 2003 but did not find the options as you describe below.

Actually I don't believe the option you are referring to is the same
thing.
I'd actually like the option to permanently create tabs within a document.
This setup would be the same as excel only instead of spreadsheets it
would
be related documents.

What your referring sounds like I would just be opening two documents and
viewing them side by side (WindowCompare Side by Side with...). There
are
times when this feature is helpful but not at all the same thing.

If I've misunderstood what you mean let me know. thanks, Kristina


"CyberTaz" wrote:


Which version of Word do you already have? If 2003, for example, go to
Tools View, check the box for Windows in Task Bar & use the Windows Task
Bar buttons to do exactly what you describe. You might also check
keyboard
shortcuts in Word Help for quick was to move from one doc window to
another.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...

Any chance you would consider adding a new feature to Microsoft Word...
I
would love to see the tab options (same option that we have in excel)
added
to word. This would allow a user to click on a tab and see one
report/document... then click on another tab to see a related but
separate
document. I would find this incredibly helpful...

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t

I think if people had this option it would get used.

I think people are reading my request like it is related to a typical report
that you would write... might be hard to see why you would need tabs for a
report. Yes, a hyperlink/outline etc. would help someone get from one page
to the next - one section to the next - one chapter to the next. This isn't
actually the only reason people use word documents.

Ok - hypothetical...
you go to a meeting for an organization. They want to become more involved
in the area where they live and amongst themselves. You take down all their
ideas and offer to organize it for them.

On one tab - you could place all items related to upcoming meetings and
goals; on the second tab you could place all volunteer options; third tab
working with needy; educational opportunities etc. etc. etc... (hard to think
of exact ideas)
People within the group have varied interests...

I realize you could set up hyperlinks at the top of the document down to
separate sections... but just imagine having the ability to set up each
section as separate color coded tabs... one tab labeled volunteer, one
labeled education, one labeled service...

Again I realize hyperlinks are a solution but it just isn't the same.

"Daiya Mitchell" wrote:

Kristina, you said tabs could show a "related but separate document."
Excel's tabs show different parts of the same file, not separate documents.

Most people who want tabs in Word are looking for a quicker way to skip
around a single document, say, from Section 1 to Section 2. For that
type of help, consider these options.
Edit | Go To, Outline View, Document Map, and Browse Object.

More info on some of those he
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingOLView.htm
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/documentmap/index.html
http://daiya.mvps.org/browseobject.htm


Kristina Demers wrote:
Ok - I don't believe that I am comparing apples to oranges and I don't think
you're understanding what I'm requesting. I don't mean having separate
files... I'm talking about having one file with several tabs (the same as
excel)... instead of using a spreadsheet with formulas each tab would be set
up with the features of word a word document (but again this would be one
report not several (same as excel).

You mention that this would be a poor use of resources to have the system
open all documents - how would this be any different than an excel
spreadsheet with several tabs? How would that take more resources?

- it's a feature that excel has which word doesn't. Your logic about losing
several separate tabs at once (because you haven't created a bunch of
different documents) could be applied to excel as well. I realize that if
you lose a file in either excel or word you would lose all tabs included
within that file. This doesn't keep me from using several tabs in excel and
it wouldn't keep me from creating several tabs in word.

There are reasons why this would be helpful. If it wasn't a helpful feature
there would be no reason to have it in excel either. We'd all just have
several documents in excel as well (you can set up macros and hyperlinks in
excel as well but yet people still set up one excel report with several
tabs). Several times I have created documents in excel even though it takes
quite a bit of time and set up (word wrap etc...) simply because of the tab
option that you get in excel.

I realize that this apparently doesn't make sense to you... but it is
something that I would find helpful (hence the post to this site).

I realize it's been set up this way from the beginning but it doesn't mean
it has to stay that way...

Kristina

"CyberTaz" wrote:


Well, the problem is that you're comparing apples to oranges... the sheets
in an Excel Workbook are all a part of the same *file*, whereas each Word
doc constitutes a separate *file* in and of itself. There's no way [based on
OS constraints as well] that you can store files within one another. From a
number of perspectives that would present a very precarious situation - ie,
lose one, lose them all. Also, any time you open "one" you'd be opening them
all which isn't always desireable or practical from a system resources
standpoint.

The suggestion I offered does require that you actually open the individual
files, but it hasn't anything to do with Compare Side by Side. When you
click the Task Bar button that represents an open document that doc window
comes to the front. IOW, it allows you to switch back & forth between open
docs in the manner you described - with the click of a button... or you can
use the kybd shortcut... or you can use the Window Menu.

I get the impression that what you really are looking for is a better way of
managing the organization of your files. For that purpose there are a number
of Windows features that may help as well as customizing capabilities within
Word. I'm sure you'll get some other suggestions, but here are a few general
ideas:

1- If you can't (or don't wish to) store the related files in a single
folder, create folder & put shortcuts to those files in it. Either way, that
folder can be added to the My Places bar of the open dialog so that it is no
further away than Ctrl+O to bring the Open dialog box up.

2- Create macros to open each of the related files and assign them to
buttons on a custom toolbar or as commands in a custom menu.

3- Add a page in each of the related docs (or create a separate doc) and
insert hyperlinks to the other docs in the "group".

4- Use the Customize dialog to add the Work menu to the menu bar & add those
docs to to it.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...

I do have Word 2003 but did not find the options as you describe below.

Actually I don't believe the option you are referring to is the same
thing.
I'd actually like the option to permanently create tabs within a document.
This setup would be the same as excel only instead of spreadsheets it
would
be related documents.

What your referring sounds like I would just be opening two documents and
viewing them side by side (WindowCompare Side by Side with...). There
are
times when this feature is helpful but not at all the same thing.

If I've misunderstood what you mean let me know. thanks, Kristina


"CyberTaz" wrote:


Which version of Word do you already have? If 2003, for example, go to
Tools View, check the box for Windows in Task Bar & use the Windows Task
Bar buttons to do exactly what you describe. You might also check
keyboard
shortcuts in Word Help for quick was to move from one doc window to
another.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...

Any chance you would consider adding a new feature to Microsoft Word...
I
would love to see the tab options (same option that we have in excel)
added
to word. This would allow a user to click on a tab and see one
report/document... then click on another tab to see a related but
separate
document. I would find this incredibly helpful...

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t

http://www.tranglos.com/free/keynote.html

Something I just found... SEE!!! People DO want and would use this option.
This example is not exactly right because it's off to the left... I like the
way Excel does it BETTER - much cleaner look.

"Kristina Demers" wrote:

I think if people had this option it would get used.

I think people are reading my request like it is related to a typical report
that you would write... might be hard to see why you would need tabs for a
report. Yes, a hyperlink/outline etc. would help someone get from one page
to the next - one section to the next - one chapter to the next. This isn't
actually the only reason people use word documents.

Ok - hypothetical...
you go to a meeting for an organization. They want to become more involved
in the area where they live and amongst themselves. You take down all their
ideas and offer to organize it for them.

On one tab - you could place all items related to upcoming meetings and
goals; on the second tab you could place all volunteer options; third tab
working with needy; educational opportunities etc. etc. etc... (hard to think
of exact ideas)
People within the group have varied interests...

I realize you could set up hyperlinks at the top of the document down to
separate sections... but just imagine having the ability to set up each
section as separate color coded tabs... one tab labeled volunteer, one
labeled education, one labeled service...

Again I realize hyperlinks are a solution but it just isn't the same.

"Daiya Mitchell" wrote:

Kristina, you said tabs could show a "related but separate document."
Excel's tabs show different parts of the same file, not separate documents.

Most people who want tabs in Word are looking for a quicker way to skip
around a single document, say, from Section 1 to Section 2. For that
type of help, consider these options.
Edit | Go To, Outline View, Document Map, and Browse Object.

More info on some of those he
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingOLView.htm
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/documentmap/index.html
http://daiya.mvps.org/browseobject.htm


Kristina Demers wrote:
Ok - I don't believe that I am comparing apples to oranges and I don't think
you're understanding what I'm requesting. I don't mean having separate
files... I'm talking about having one file with several tabs (the same as
excel)... instead of using a spreadsheet with formulas each tab would be set
up with the features of word a word document (but again this would be one
report not several (same as excel).

You mention that this would be a poor use of resources to have the system
open all documents - how would this be any different than an excel
spreadsheet with several tabs? How would that take more resources?

- it's a feature that excel has which word doesn't. Your logic about losing
several separate tabs at once (because you haven't created a bunch of
different documents) could be applied to excel as well. I realize that if
you lose a file in either excel or word you would lose all tabs included
within that file. This doesn't keep me from using several tabs in excel and
it wouldn't keep me from creating several tabs in word.

There are reasons why this would be helpful. If it wasn't a helpful feature
there would be no reason to have it in excel either. We'd all just have
several documents in excel as well (you can set up macros and hyperlinks in
excel as well but yet people still set up one excel report with several
tabs). Several times I have created documents in excel even though it takes
quite a bit of time and set up (word wrap etc...) simply because of the tab
option that you get in excel.

I realize that this apparently doesn't make sense to you... but it is
something that I would find helpful (hence the post to this site).

I realize it's been set up this way from the beginning but it doesn't mean
it has to stay that way...

Kristina

"CyberTaz" wrote:


Well, the problem is that you're comparing apples to oranges... the sheets
in an Excel Workbook are all a part of the same *file*, whereas each Word
doc constitutes a separate *file* in and of itself. There's no way [based on
OS constraints as well] that you can store files within one another. From a
number of perspectives that would present a very precarious situation - ie,
lose one, lose them all. Also, any time you open "one" you'd be opening them
all which isn't always desireable or practical from a system resources
standpoint.

The suggestion I offered does require that you actually open the individual
files, but it hasn't anything to do with Compare Side by Side. When you
click the Task Bar button that represents an open document that doc window
comes to the front. IOW, it allows you to switch back & forth between open
docs in the manner you described - with the click of a button... or you can
use the kybd shortcut... or you can use the Window Menu.

I get the impression that what you really are looking for is a better way of
managing the organization of your files. For that purpose there are a number
of Windows features that may help as well as customizing capabilities within
Word. I'm sure you'll get some other suggestions, but here are a few general
ideas:

1- If you can't (or don't wish to) store the related files in a single
folder, create folder & put shortcuts to those files in it. Either way, that
folder can be added to the My Places bar of the open dialog so that it is no
further away than Ctrl+O to bring the Open dialog box up.

2- Create macros to open each of the related files and assign them to
buttons on a custom toolbar or as commands in a custom menu.

3- Add a page in each of the related docs (or create a separate doc) and
insert hyperlinks to the other docs in the "group".

4- Use the Customize dialog to add the Work menu to the menu bar & add those
docs to to it.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...

I do have Word 2003 but did not find the options as you describe below.

Actually I don't believe the option you are referring to is the same
thing.
I'd actually like the option to permanently create tabs within a document.
This setup would be the same as excel only instead of spreadsheets it
would
be related documents.

What your referring sounds like I would just be opening two documents and
viewing them side by side (WindowCompare Side by Side with...). There
are
times when this feature is helpful but not at all the same thing.

If I've misunderstood what you mean let me know. thanks, Kristina


"CyberTaz" wrote:


Which version of Word do you already have? If 2003, for example, go to
Tools View, check the box for Windows in Task Bar & use the Windows Task
Bar buttons to do exactly what you describe. You might also check
keyboard
shortcuts in Word Help for quick was to move from one doc window to
another.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...

Any chance you would consider adding a new feature to Microsoft Word...
I
would love to see the tab options (same option that we have in excel)
added
to word. This would allow a user to click on a tab and see one
report/document... then click on another tab to see a related but
separate
document. I would find this incredibly helpful...

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t

Ok - just thought of another example...
Say someone is a writer...
one tab would be story outline; one tab would be character development; and
then one tab for the story... and/or possibly a separate tab for each chapter
of the story - so then if the person has already imagined in their head how
they want the story to end or some heart breaking scene they could write
it... without having to open up a separte document or struggle with trying to
keep it in the right place in the story.
Again I realize you could create several hyperlinks or an outline... but
it's different when they're right there on tabs at the bottom...
click-click-click... all the information is already open and ready for you.
And easier then creating hyperlinks and outlines. It's just there.

"Kristina Demers" wrote:

http://www.tranglos.com/free/keynote.html

Something I just found... SEE!!! People DO want and would use this option.
This example is not exactly right because it's off to the left... I like the
way Excel does it BETTER - much cleaner look.

"Kristina Demers" wrote:

I think if people had this option it would get used.

I think people are reading my request like it is related to a typical report
that you would write... might be hard to see why you would need tabs for a
report. Yes, a hyperlink/outline etc. would help someone get from one page
to the next - one section to the next - one chapter to the next. This isn't
actually the only reason people use word documents.

Ok - hypothetical...
you go to a meeting for an organization. They want to become more involved
in the area where they live and amongst themselves. You take down all their
ideas and offer to organize it for them.

On one tab - you could place all items related to upcoming meetings and
goals; on the second tab you could place all volunteer options; third tab
working with needy; educational opportunities etc. etc. etc... (hard to think
of exact ideas)
People within the group have varied interests...

I realize you could set up hyperlinks at the top of the document down to
separate sections... but just imagine having the ability to set up each
section as separate color coded tabs... one tab labeled volunteer, one
labeled education, one labeled service...

Again I realize hyperlinks are a solution but it just isn't the same.

"Daiya Mitchell" wrote:

Kristina, you said tabs could show a "related but separate document."
Excel's tabs show different parts of the same file, not separate documents.

Most people who want tabs in Word are looking for a quicker way to skip
around a single document, say, from Section 1 to Section 2. For that
type of help, consider these options.
Edit | Go To, Outline View, Document Map, and Browse Object.

More info on some of those he
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingOLView.htm
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/documentmap/index.html
http://daiya.mvps.org/browseobject.htm


Kristina Demers wrote:
Ok - I don't believe that I am comparing apples to oranges and I don't think
you're understanding what I'm requesting. I don't mean having separate
files... I'm talking about having one file with several tabs (the same as
excel)... instead of using a spreadsheet with formulas each tab would be set
up with the features of word a word document (but again this would be one
report not several (same as excel).

You mention that this would be a poor use of resources to have the system
open all documents - how would this be any different than an excel
spreadsheet with several tabs? How would that take more resources?

- it's a feature that excel has which word doesn't. Your logic about losing
several separate tabs at once (because you haven't created a bunch of
different documents) could be applied to excel as well. I realize that if
you lose a file in either excel or word you would lose all tabs included
within that file. This doesn't keep me from using several tabs in excel and
it wouldn't keep me from creating several tabs in word.

There are reasons why this would be helpful. If it wasn't a helpful feature
there would be no reason to have it in excel either. We'd all just have
several documents in excel as well (you can set up macros and hyperlinks in
excel as well but yet people still set up one excel report with several
tabs). Several times I have created documents in excel even though it takes
quite a bit of time and set up (word wrap etc...) simply because of the tab
option that you get in excel.

I realize that this apparently doesn't make sense to you... but it is
something that I would find helpful (hence the post to this site).

I realize it's been set up this way from the beginning but it doesn't mean
it has to stay that way...

Kristina

"CyberTaz" wrote:


Well, the problem is that you're comparing apples to oranges... the sheets
in an Excel Workbook are all a part of the same *file*, whereas each Word
doc constitutes a separate *file* in and of itself. There's no way [based on
OS constraints as well] that you can store files within one another. From a
number of perspectives that would present a very precarious situation - ie,
lose one, lose them all. Also, any time you open "one" you'd be opening them
all which isn't always desireable or practical from a system resources
standpoint.

The suggestion I offered does require that you actually open the individual
files, but it hasn't anything to do with Compare Side by Side. When you
click the Task Bar button that represents an open document that doc window
comes to the front. IOW, it allows you to switch back & forth between open
docs in the manner you described - with the click of a button... or you can
use the kybd shortcut... or you can use the Window Menu.

I get the impression that what you really are looking for is a better way of
managing the organization of your files. For that purpose there are a number
of Windows features that may help as well as customizing capabilities within
Word. I'm sure you'll get some other suggestions, but here are a few general
ideas:

1- If you can't (or don't wish to) store the related files in a single
folder, create folder & put shortcuts to those files in it. Either way, that
folder can be added to the My Places bar of the open dialog so that it is no
further away than Ctrl+O to bring the Open dialog box up.

2- Create macros to open each of the related files and assign them to
buttons on a custom toolbar or as commands in a custom menu.

3- Add a page in each of the related docs (or create a separate doc) and
insert hyperlinks to the other docs in the "group".

4- Use the Customize dialog to add the Work menu to the menu bar & add those
docs to to it.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...

I do have Word 2003 but did not find the options as you describe below.

Actually I don't believe the option you are referring to is the same
thing.
I'd actually like the option to permanently create tabs within a document.
This setup would be the same as excel only instead of spreadsheets it
would
be related documents.

What your referring sounds like I would just be opening two documents and
viewing them side by side (WindowCompare Side by Side with...). There
are
times when this feature is helpful but not at all the same thing.

If I've misunderstood what you mean let me know. thanks, Kristina


"CyberTaz" wrote:


Which version of Word do you already have? If 2003, for example, go to
Tools View, check the box for Windows in Task Bar & use the Windows Task
Bar buttons to do exactly what you describe. You might also check
keyboard
shortcuts in Word Help for quick was to move from one doc window to
another.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Kristina Demers" wrote in
message ...

Any chance you would consider adding a new feature to Microsoft Word...
I
would love to see the tab options (same option that we have in excel)
added
to word. This would allow a user to click on a tab and see one
report/document... then click on another tab to see a related but
separate
document. I would find this incredibly helpful...

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t