How to create a new file in the current directory?

[qquito]

Hello, Everyone:

I use a Mac OS X and usually work in an X-window. My files are organized indifferent directories which are often several levels deep.

When I open an existing Word file, say myfile.doc, I can use the command

% open myfile.doc

But when I want to create a new file, say newfile.doc, I CANNOT use a command like

% open newfile.doc

which does NOT work. Instead, I have to click the Microsoft Word logo in the Dock to open a blank page first, then input the content of the file. Not until I save the file, do I provide the new file name, and dig through the several-level deep directory system for the intended location of the file, which is quite an unpleasant chore.

I have tried the command "touch" to create an empty file first, as

% touch -a newfile.doc

and then use the command "open" to open it, as

% open newfile.doc

But the behavior of the file created in such a way is strange, and some of the input stuff cannot be save properly.

So the question: Is there a simple command to open a new file with Microsoft Word?

Thank you for reading and replying!

--R.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

We're mostly PC users here, so you might want to post at
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macword, but at least in
Winword, you can specify the default open/save directory for Word, and
Word's Save As dialog defaults to whatever directory you are currently
working in.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

Hello, Everyone:

I use a Mac OS X and usually work in an X-window. My files are organized in
different directories which are often several levels deep.

When I open an existing Word file, say myfile.doc, I can use the command

% open myfile.doc

But when I want to create a new file, say newfile.doc, I CANNOT use a
command like

% open newfile.doc

which does NOT work. Instead, I have to click the Microsoft Word logo in the
Dock to open a blank page first, then input the content of the file. Not
until I save the file, do I provide the new file name, and dig through the
several-level deep directory system for the intended location of the file,
which is quite an unpleasant chore.

I have tried the command "touch" to create an empty file first, as

% touch -a newfile.doc

and then use the command "open" to open it, as

% open newfile.doc

But the behavior of the file created in such a way is strange, and some of
the input stuff cannot be save properly.

So the question: Is there a simple command to open a new file with Microsoft
Word?

Thank you for reading and replying!

--R.

 

[Stefan Blom]

You will have to ask this question in the Answers forum for MacWord:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macword?tab=all.