Word95: ToolsAdvancedSettings Command Creates Empty Macro

• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you type in ToolsAdvancedSettings into the Tools Macro dialog box, the Description shows "Changes advanced options in the initialization (WINWORD6.INI and WIN.INI) files" but when you press ENTER, a blank macro is created.

CAUSE

The ToolsAdvancedSettings macro works only with Word version 6.0. To change Word's initialization settings in Word 7.0, you must edit the Windows Registry using the RegOptions macro.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

WORKAROUND

The RegOptions macro duplicates the functionality of this command. It allows you to directly modify the Registry entries for Word 7.0. All information previously stored in the Winword6.ini and Win.ini files is now contained in the Registry.

This macro is located in the Macros7.dot template in the MSOffice\Winword\Macros folder.

To use this macro, do the following:

1. On the File menu, click Templates.

2. Click Add.

3. Change to the Macros subfolder under Winword (for example, C:\Msoffice\Winword\Macros).

4. Select the Macros7.dot file and click OK. This step adds the Macros7 template to the "Global Templates and Add-ins" box. Click OK.

5. On the Tools menu, click Macro.

6. In the Macros Available In list, click "Macros7.dot (Global Template)." In the Macro Name list, click RegOptions and then click Run.