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 where Microsoft Word looks for pictures, such as clipart, when you select Insert/Pictures/From File. You may want to change this value to point to a common folder for your image files.

IV-67 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: PicEditClas
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Word.Picture.8

This value specifies the object class name for the picture editor Word uses.

IV-68 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: Tools-Path
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office

This value specifies where Microsoft Word looks for tools (such as dictionaries).

IV-69 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: Startup-Path
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Startup

This value sets the Startup folder Word and any Word add-on products use.

IV-70 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: WordMail-Path
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\ WordMail\Favorites

This value sets the location for the document template files you need to use Word as an e-mail editor.

IV-71 If Microsoft Word doesn’t show up as one of your journaling options in Microsoft Outlook, you need to add the following key and values.

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Outlook\Journaling

Add the following key:

Key: Microsoft Word

Next, add these five values:

Value Name: Autojournaled
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x1
Value Name: Description
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Microsoft Word
Value Name: Enabled
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x1
Value Name: Large Icon
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: [16]
Value Name: Small Icon
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: [16]

You must change the values in both Autojournaled and Enabled for this change to take effect. A value of 1 turns on this feature; a value of 0 turns it off.

IV-72 You can do the same thing for Microsoft Access. Repeat the procedure but substitute Microsoft Access for the initial Key value and the Description value, as below:

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Outlook\Journaling

Add the following key:

Key: Microsoft Access
Value Name: Description
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Microsoft Access

Don’t forget to add the three other values listed under Microsoft Word, above; their values don’t change. As with Word, you must change the values in both Autojournaled and Enabled for this change to take effect. A value of 1 turns on this feature; a value of 0 turns it off.

IV-73 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\AutoCorrect
Value Name: Path
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: D:\WINNT\username.acl

This value sets Word’s AutoCorrect (ACL) file. When you start up Word for the first time, it copies this value from the Mso97.acl file. To set up your own AutoCorrect file and have everyone use it, run Microsoft Word and add entries to the AutoCorrect list with the AutoCorrect command located under the Tools menu. Then exit Word and copy your AutoCorrect file over Mso97.acl or over the specific users’ <username>.ACL file. You could also create a common file and point the users’ AutoCorrect registry key to your common file.

IV-74 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: BitmapMemory
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 1024

This value sets the maximum size, in K, of bitmap caching used for graphics. Increase this value for better graphics performance. The default cache size is 1,024K.

IV-75 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: CacheSize
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: 64

This value sets the maximum size, in K, of caching used for Word documents. Increase this value for better performance. The minimum and default cache size is 64K.

IV-76 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Value Name: SlowShading
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Yes


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