DOCUMENT:Q156064 13-MAY-2002 [word97] TITLE :WD97: Saved File Name Does Not Appear on Document Title Bar PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows PROD/VER:MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbusage kbdta ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows - Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== The file name of the document does not appear on the document title bar after you save the document. WORKAROUND ========== Use one of the following workarounds: - After the Word document has been saved, close and reopen the document. The file name now appears on the document title bar. NOTE: The caption does not appear on the document title bar when the file is re-opened. The caption is only present when you create a new document from any of the templates that ship with Word. -or- - Using the Visual Basic Editor, you can remark out the line in the macro code that is causing the file name to not appear on the document title bar. To remark out this line, follow these steps: Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Certified Partner or the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about Microsoft Certified Partners, please visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/partner/referral/ For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS NOTE: Microsoft does not support the modification of wizards and templates. Modifications done by the user are at the user's risk and constitute no obligations or warranties, either expressed or implied, by Microsoft. 1. Open the template that is experiencing the problem. 2. Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor. 3. Expand the TemplateProject for the template you have opened by clicking on the plus sign next to TemplateProject(templatename). 4. Expand Microsoft Word Objects by clicking on the plus sign next to Microsoft Word Objects. 5. Double-click ThisDocument to open the code window. 6. Type an apostrophe in front of the line of code that reads as follows: ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.Caption &" - Report" The apostrophe comments out the line so that it is not read in the code. 7. Quit the Visual Basic Editor. 8. Save the template you have opened. The file name should now appear on the document title bar when you save a document that has been opened based on one of these templates. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION ================ Microsoft Word uses a new feature that inserts a caption on the Word document title bar. The caption feature helps you remember what type of template the document is based on. This caption appears whenever a document is created using any of the Word shipped templates. The file name is not updated on the title bar of the document window when the file is saved. Word saves the document correctly; the title bar is not updated with the correct file name. The following templates exhibit this problem: - Contemporary Fax.dot - Contemporary Memo.dot - Contemporary Report.dot - Elegant Fax.dot - Elegant Memo.dot - Elegant Report.dot - Fax Wizard.wiz - Memo Wizard.wiz - Newsletter Wizard.wiz - Pleading Wizard.wiz - Professional Fax.dot - Professional Memo.dot - Professional Report.dot - Resume Wizard.wiz Additional query words: wd98 macintosh ====================================================================== Keywords : kbusage kbdta Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbWordSearch kbWordMacSearch kbWord98Search kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbWord98 Version : MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97 Issue type : kbbug ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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