Q184668: WD97: How to Add Path and File Name to Title Bar of Document

Article: Q184668
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbconversion kbdtacode WordCon word8 word97 kbconvert
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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This article provides a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro
that automatically updates the active document's title bar to reflect the
current document path and file name.

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To add the saved document file name and path to the active document's title bar,
add the following macro code to your FileSave, FileSaveAs, or FileOpen macro:

     With ActiveDocument
        .ActiveWindow.Caption = .Path + "\" + .ActiveWindow.Document.Name
     End With

To modify the default FileSave command, use the following steps:

1. In a new Word document, point to Macro on the Tools menu, and then click
  Macros.

2. In the Macros in list, click Word Commands.

3. In the Macro Name list, click to select FileSave.

4. In the Macros in list, click "Normal.dot (global template)".

  NOTE: You can change the Macros in list to a custom template, if you only want
  to change the macro in a custom template.

5. Click Create.

6. In the Visual Basic Editor, add the following macro code to the end of the
  FileSave macro:

        With ActiveDocument
           .ActiveWindow.Caption = .Path + "\" + .ActiveWindow.Document.Name
        End With

  For example, the completed FileSave macro should read as follows:

  Sub FileSave()
  '
  ' FileSave Macro
  ' Saves the active document or template and adds the path
  ' and file name to document title bar.
  '
     ActiveDocument.Save

     With ActiveDocument
        .ActiveWindow.Caption = .Path + "\" + .ActiveWindow.Document.Name
     End With

  End Sub

7. On the File menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Word".

When you save your document, the file name and path appear in the title bar of
the active document window.

NOTE: If you add this sample macro code to your FileOpen macro, and you open a
document from the MRU (Most Recently Used) list on the File menu, the document
path and file name will not be added to the title bar of the active document
window. This is because the File menu MRU list does not use the default FileOpen
command in Word to open an existing document.

REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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