The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
SUMMARY
This article describes how you can run the Word wizards using default
settings that you define.
MORE INFORMATION
Default information for the Word for Windows wizards is stored in the
Wordwiz.ini file, located in the Windows folder. On the Macintosh, this
information is stored in the Word Wizard Preferences file, located in the
System:Preferences folder. Each time you run one of the wizards, the
information that you enter, as well as certain default settings, are stored
in this file. Each subsequent time you use a wizard, the wizard reads this
information and uses it by default. If an appropriate entry from the
Wordwiz.ini or the Word Wizard Preferences file cannot be found, then the
wizard relies on what has been written into the wizard's code as its
default.
You can set the Wordwiz.ini or the Word Wizard Preferences file attribute
to Read-Only so that your wizards run with your default information instead
of the wizard's standard defaults or the last information you entered in
the wizard. To change the status of the Wordwiz.ini or the Word Wizard
Preferences file attribute to Read-Only, use one of the following
procedures:
Word 7.0
- Start Windows Explorer.
- Select the Wordwiz.ini file in the Windows folder.
- On the File menu, click Properties.
- Select the Read-only check box. Click OK.
Word 6.0 (Windows)
- Choose the File Manager icon in the Main group in the Windows Program
Manager.
- Highlight the Wordwiz.ini file in the Windows directory.
- From the File menu, choose Properties and select the Read-Only check
box. Choose the OK button.
Before you set the Wordwiz.ini file attribute to Read-Only, use either of
the following methods to create your default settings:
Method 1:
- Start the wizard by choosing New from the File menu. In the New dialog
box, select the desired Wizard and click OK.
- As the Wizard prompts you for information, answer the prompts with the
information you want to use as your defaults. Click Finish when you have
completed all the prompts. You do not need to save this document.
Method 2:
- Start the wizard by choosing New from the File menu. In the New dialog
box, select the desired Wizard and click OK.
- As the Wizard prompts you for information, answer the prompts with the
information you want to use as your defaults. Click Finish when you have
completed all the prompts. You do not need to save your document.
- Open the Wordwiz.ini file in Notepad. Manually modify the lines where
you want to specify default text. See the example below:
[Award Wizard]
CertificateStyle=1
AwardOrientation=2
BorderStyle=2
Recipient= Text you want
AwardTitle=Text you want
SigCount=0
PresenterStyle=2
PresentedBy1= Text you want
PresentedByLines=1
CertificateDate= Text you want
ExtraText1=~
ExtraTextLines= 1
ExitOption= 2
- Save and close the Wordwiz.ini file after making your changes.
Word 6.0 (Macintosh)
- Open the System:Preferences folder and select the Word Wizard
Preferences icon.
- Click Get Info on the File menu, select the Locked check box, and then
close the Window.
Before you set the Word Wizard Preferences file attribute to Locked, do the
following to create your default settings:
- Start the wizard by choosing New from the File menu. In the New dialog
box, select the desired Wizard and choose the OK button.
- As the Wizard prompts you for information, answer the prompts with the
information you want to use as your defaults. Choose the Finish button
when you have completed all the prompts. You do not need to save this
document.
Unlike the Wordwiz.ini file, this file is a binary file and cannot be
edited. In order to restore the default Wizard settings, quit Word and
then delete or rename this file.
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