If the registry setting isn't holding after resetting as described in the
article Suzanne has posted you can force the issue with a set of auto macros
in normal.dot. Word 2003 has a bad habit of forgetting some of its
preferences. Curiously these are not the same settings for all users. The
following taken from my own machine, would help in those circumstances and
covers the more obvious problem areas. I have added the quotes setting:
It should be fairly obvious what each of the lines does. You can change add
or remove preferences as required
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
Sub AutoNew()
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.DisplayRulers = True
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.ShowAll = False
ActiveWindow.DisplayHorizontalScrollBar = True
ActiveWindow.DisplayVerticalScrollBar = True
With ActiveWindow.View
.Type = wdPrintView
.Zoom.Percentage = 100
.FieldShading = wdFieldShadingWhenSelected
.ShowFieldCodes = False
.DisplayPageBoundaries = True
End With
CommandBars("Reviewing").Visible = False
CommandBars("Drawing").Visible = False
CommandBars("Forms").Visible = False
Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes = False
End Sub
Sub AutoOpen()
ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.DisplayRulers = True
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.ShowAll = False
ActiveWindow.DisplayHorizontalScrollBar = True
ActiveWindow.DisplayVerticalScrollBar = True
With ActiveWindow.View
.Type = wdPrintView
.Zoom.Percentage = 100
.FieldShading = wdFieldShadingWhenSelected
.ShowFieldCodes = False
.DisplayPageBoundaries = True
End With
Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes = False
End Sub
Sub AutoExec()
CommandBars("Reviewing").Visible = False
CommandBars("Drawing").Visible = False
CommandBars("Forms").Visible = False
Application.OnTime _
When:=Now + TimeValue("00:00:01"), Name:="CodesOff"
End Sub
Sub CodesOff()
On Error Resume Next
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.ShowAll = False
End Sub
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My web site
www.gmayor.com
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OK--Thanks
Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
The article applies to all Word versions; it just hasn't been
updated. Opening Word with the /a switch just starts Word in Safe
Mode; you should expect it to open a blank document.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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Hi Suzanne:
1. The /a switch did nothing
2. Unclear if there was a space before the /a. Adding a space just
opened a blank doc
3. The recommended registry changes appear to apply to 2002 & OLDER
versions
4. Ours is Word 2003
:
It would appear that your options are not being saved. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissngMenusEtc.htm
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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newsgroup so all may benefit.
Require straight [ " ] quotes PERMANENTLY.
Have unchecked the boxes in Auto Format and Auto Format As You
Type yet the program always resets to smart quotes. Is there a
way to set this globally for any and all existing and future
documents?
Thanks
