WD97: How to Open the Last Document Edited When You Start Word

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Method 1: Use the "/mFile1" Switch on the Command Line

1. Right-click the Start button, and then click Explore.
2. In Explorer, expand the Windows folder by clicking the plus (+) sign to the left of the Windows folder. Expand the Start Menu folder, and then click the Programs folder.
3. In the Programs folder, right-click the shortcut for Microsoft Word, and then click Properties.
4. In the Properties dialog box, select the Shortcut tab. Add "/mFile1" (without the quotation marks) to the Target line. For example, if you are using the default Word 97 folder, change the Target line so that it looks like this:

   C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Winword.exe /mFile1

   NOTE: There is no space between the /m and File1.

Method 2: Use an AutoExec Macro

1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
2. In the Macros dialog box, type "AutoExec" (without the quotation marks) in the Macro Name box, and then click Create.
3. In the macro editing window, create the following macro:

         Sub Autoexec()
            RecentFiles(1).Open
         End Sub
   					

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