Run the macro recorder while you go thru the steps of opening the file. Then assign the macro to a toolbar button. Linda F. Johnson Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com All outgoing mail checked by Norton AV. If you received a "bug" that looked like it came from me, it did NOT! -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Camille Carboneau Roberts Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:49 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Putting a "file" on the toolbar? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have a student who is wondering if it is possible to put a "file" on the Word toolbar... so she can click and have it open w/o going thru file open... =) Any suggestions? Camille ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************