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By now youve seen the paper clip that helps you through the trials and tribulations of using Office 97. You can add extra features to this little critter and bend his will to your own with these registry entries.
IV-1 | Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant | |
Value Name: | AsstPath | |
Data Type: | REG_SZ | |
Value: | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Actors |
This value contains the path where the actor files are stored. It is almost certain that Microsoft and third-party vendors will make new actors available. This path lets you add new actor files as they become available. These files are the Office Assistant actor (. act) and preview (.acp) files that are located on your system.
IV-2 | Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant | |
Value Name: | AsstSourcePath | |
Data Type: | REG_SZ | |
Value: | E:\Office\Actors |
This value stores the source path for the support files Office 97 needs for the actor files.
IV-3 | Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant | |
Value Name: | AsstFile | |
Data Type: | REG_SZ | |
Value: | Clippit.act |
This key is handy if you dont want to dig out your Office 97 CD every time you change the assistant. This value is the name of the file that Office 97 uses for the assistant. Note that this value is just the filename, not the full path to the file. Valid values include
Clippit.act | Clippit Paper Clip |
Dot.act | The Dot (Bouncing Ball) |
Genius.act | The Genius (Einstein) |
Hoverbot.act | Hover Bot |
Logo.act | Office Logo |
Mnature.act | Mother Nature |
Powerpup.act | Power Pup (The Power Dog) |
Scribble.act | Scribble (The Paper Cat) |
Will.act | Will (William Shakespeare) |
IV-4 These next two registry entries control the location of the Office Assistant on the screen.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant |
Value Name: | AsstTop |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | |
IV-5 | Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant | |
Value Name: | AsstLeft | |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: |
For each of these keys, the value is the location where the Assistant appears on the screen, given in pixels. Set these values to determine the location of the top left corner of the Assistant.
IV-6 Would you like to stop the Assistant from moving around on you while youre working on something?
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant |
Value Name: | AsstMoveWhenInTheWay |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 1 |
Set this value to 0 to keep the Assistant from moving.
IV-7 The noises the Office Assistant makes are fun, but after hearing them about a thousand times, you want it to just shut up. This registry entry lets you do just that.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant |
Value Name: | AsstSounds |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 1 |
Setting this value to 0 disables sound for the Assistant.
IV-8 | Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant | |
Value Name: | AsstState | |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0x5 (5) |
This value lets you control the size of the Assistant window. Valid values are
0x5 | Large and Visible |
0x9 | Small and Visible |
0x6 | Large but Hidden |
0xa | Small but Hidden |
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