Window position on the monitor

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patrick.cashen

Is there a way to set the default position on the monitor for a new
window, such as starting a new email message? Currenly a new window
goes to the upper left corner, & I would like it in the center.
Thanks,
Pat
 
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Diane Ross

Is there a way to set the default position on the monitor for a new
window, such as starting a new email message? Currenly a new window
goes to the upper left corner, & I would like it in the center.
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Move the window to the position you want. Click on the red close button.
Select New Main Window under File --> New in the Menu bar. The window should
open in it's last position. This works on the main window but not a new
message window.

There is probably a way to do this for new messages with a third party
application. I just checked Automator in Leopard and don't see a way to do
it there.
 
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Jim Gordon MVP

Hi,

Using visual basic macros (and probably with AppleScript) in Word, Excel,
and PowerPoint you can set the window position.

In Entourage you may be able to use AppleScript. Here's a snippet from the
Entourage AppleScript dictionary:

window n : every window
elements
contained by application.
properties
class (type, r/o) : the type of window
bounds (rectangle) : the boundary rectangle for the window

The "bounds" property is the first one I would check out, or look for a
"border" property.

-Jim

Quoting from "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, in
article 598a4a61-1f59-419f-a281-614a7f1a7358@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com,
Is there a way to set the default position on the monitor for a new
window, such as starting a new email message? Currenly a new window
goes to the upper left corner, & I would like it in the center.
Thanks,
Pat
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Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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