WD98: Quit Word is Not Recorded Using AppleScript Editor (178712)

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, you can modify the script to close Word. The following sample AppleScript script demonstrates this workaround. This script does the following:

1. Starts Word.
2. Opens a document named "MyWordFile."
3. Prints the document.
4. Quits Word.

Sample AppleScript Script

   tell Application "Microsoft Word"
      run
      open "MyWordFile"
      print "MyWordFile"
      quit "Microsoft Word"
   end tell