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Launch Word 2000 with last-edited document

How can I make Microsoft Word 2000 automatically open the document I was last working on when it starts?

You can do this by creating a very simple macro. Press Alt, F8 (or select Tools, Macros, Macros). In the Macros dialog box select normal.dot from the Macros in: drop-down list. Type Autoexec in the Macro Name field and click Edit. The Visual Basic Editor will open, displaying a dummy Autoexec macro.

Insert a line after the comments (the lines starting with a single quote that are displayed in green) which reads: If RecentFiles.Count >= 1 Then RecentFiles(1).Open. Save the macro, then test it by closing Word 2000 and opening it again.
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