1001 Secrets for Windows NT Registry
(Publisher: 29th Street Press)
Author(s): Tim Daniels
ISBN: 1882419685
Publication Date: 12/01/97

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This value sets the text that the Assistant displays when you have Default Save set to something other than Word 97 and you use the “Save As” command under the File menu. If you want users to save their documents to a specific standard, you can type the string into this value.

IV-49 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: EnableMacroVirusProtection
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 1 (default)

If this value is enabled, which is the default setting, it turns on a warning message that appears whenever you open a document that might contain macro viruses — documents with macros, customized toolbars, menus, or shortcuts. Set this value to 0 to disable this feature.

IV-50 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: AutoSpell
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 1 (default)

This value controls the spelling checker in Word 97. Set this value to 0 to stop Word from checking your spelling while you are working on a document.

IV-51 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: AutoGrammar
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 1

This value controls the grammar checker in Word 97. If you want to stop Word from checking your grammar while you are working on a document, set this value to 0.

IV-52 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: BackgroundSave
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 1

This value enables or disables background saving, which lets Word save your document in the background while you keep working. Setting this value to 0 disables background saving.

IV-53 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: BackgroundPrint
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 1 (default)

This value enables or disables background printing, which lets you print documents in the background and continue working. Setting this value to 0 disables background printing.

IV-54 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: NoEditTime
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 0

By default, Microsoft Word tracks the total editing time for a given document. This statistic appears on the File/Properties dialog box under the Statistics tab. When this value is 0, which is the default, Word tracks total editing time; setting it to 1 turns off this feature.

IV-55 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: StartWhatIsNew
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 0

If this value is set to 0, when Word starts up, Office Assistant gives you the options of learning what’s new in Word 97, learning about the Office Assistant, or starting Word. After you choose to start Word, Word 97 sets this to 1, thereby disabling this function. If you bypassed your other options the first time and want to learn about the new features in Word 97, set this value to 0.

IV-56 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: LiveScrolling
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 1

With this feature turned on, Word changes the display as you move one of the scrollboxes; with it turned off, Word waits until you let go of the mouse button to update the screen. Set the value to 1, the default value, to turn on the feature; set it to 0 to turn it off. Note that this value affects only the scrollboxes, not any of the other scrolling controls. Turning off this function can be very useful if you have a slow video card.

IV-57 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: PlainTextAutoFormat
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 1

This value turns on the AutoFormat feature for plain-text WordMail messages when you open them. This value affects only WordMail messages; it does not affect pasted text or other text files. Set the value to 1 to turn on AutoFormat; set it to 0 to turn off AutoFormat.

IV-58 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: UpdateDictionaryNumber
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 1


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