When merging with 3rd party software, Microsoft Word opens but then minimizes on the toolbar. This also happens when, from within Word, creating a pdf. Adobe opens, and then minimizes on the toolbar. How can I have Word and other softwares remain maximized? They seem to automatically minimize when they are opened via another software. When you click directly on the software to open, it stays open.
It totally depends on the software and their "command line switches". Whatever the program, check for command line switches, here is an example from Word --
But in the case of most programs, you will add a switch in the properties --
"C:\program files\office\msword.exe" /max
Note the quotes around the path to the file, where there are spaces in the path name. Note that the /switch argument is OUTSIDE the quotes around the path.
Each program has different command line switches, some like Adobe, have none. IF the program has a command line switch to open it maximized, you search for a list of switches for that program. If there is none for a maximized window, you are out of luck.
NOTE that the /max switch above is only a hypothetical example. You have to explore each program and its DOCs to find out what the actual switches are, and what they do, on opening the program.
