Microsoft KB Archive/78234

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 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c

SUMMARY
This article lists the version 3.0 Windows WIN.INI settings for Microsoft Word version 2.x for Windows. This information can also be found in Appendix B, page 803, of the &quot;Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide.&quot;

When you install version 2.0 or 2.0a of Word for Windows, the Setup program modifies the WIN.INI file so that it includes all necessary sections that pertain to Word for Windows. You can change the values for many of these default settings to customize the appearance and/or functionality of Word for Windows. To modify the WIN.INI file from within Word for Windows, choose Options from the Tools menu, and select the WIN.INI option under Category. The dialog box that appears allows you to make changes to the various WIN.INI groups that affect Word for Windows. Each of these settings is discussed below.

MORE INFORMATION
Versions 2.0 and 2.0a of Microsoft Word for Windows place several sections within the WIN.INI file. Below is a list of these sections:

[Microsoft Word 2.0]           This section is used by Word for Windows to locate the application itself, proofing tools (Spelling,                               Thesaurus, Grammar, and Hyphenation), and the default directory for all Word for Windows 2.0 documents.

[MS Graphic Import Filters]    This section is used by Microsoft Word for Windows to locate and utilize the installed graphic filters.

[MS Proofing Tools]            This section is used by Microsoft Word for Windows to locate custom dictionaries for use with the installed proofing tools.

[MS Word Text Converters]      This section specifies what text converters are installed. It also tells Word where the converters are installed. Note: Word version 2.0 for Windows text converters (DLL files with a .CNV file extension) are copied to the Word for Windows program directory during Setup. Graphic filters are copied to the shared resource directory \WINDOWS\MSAPPS\GRPHFLT. [MS Word Editable Sections]    This section identifies the WIN.INI section you can edit from within Word for Windows. Sections of the WIN.INI are edited by                               selecting the Tools menu, choosing Options, selecting the WIN.INI icon in the Category box, and adding or removing information from the Option and Settings boxes.

You can edit sections of the WIN.INI that are not listed in the Application box by entering the name of the desired section in the Application box as it                               appears in WIN.INI. For example, to edit the [Windows] section of the WIN.INI, type Windows in the Application box. The [Windows] section of the WIN.INI appears in the Startup Options box. Closing the Options dialog box saves the Windows entry.

Editing a section of the WIN.INI that is                               not listed in the Application box is also possible by placing a line directly into the [MS Word Editable Sections] of                               the WIN.INI. For example,

Windows=yes                    would allow the Windows section of the WIN.INI to appear in the Application text box. The following is a list of all the DOCUMENTED settings that can be used by versions 2.0 and 2.0a of Microsoft Word for Windows. In some situations, these settings are not present after you set up Word for Windows on your hard drive. You may need to manually edit the WIN.INI file and add a particular flag to the correct section of that file. Note: These settings can appear in any order. The WIN.INI file is not case sensitive; any of the settings below can be typed in all uppercase or lowercase letters or in a combination of both.

[Microsoft Word 2.0]

ProgramDir=Path               Specifies the drive and directory where the Word for Windows executable file, WINWORD.EXE, is located. For example, ProgramDir=C:\WINWORD

Doc-Path=                     Specifies the drive and directory where Microsoft Word for Windows looks to find all files with a .DOC extension. For example, Doc-Path=C:\WINWORD

Spelling Language,type=       Specifies the drive and directory where added spelling tools may be                              stored. This can include a separate language dictionary. For example, Spelling=1033,0=c:\WINWORD\SPELL.DLL, c:\WINWORD\SP_AM.LEX

Hyphenate Language,type=      Specifies the drive and directory where added hyphenation tools may be stored. For example, Hyphenate 1033,0=C:\WINWORD\HYPH.DLL C:\WINWORD\HY_AM.LEX

Thesaurus language,type=      Specifies the drive and directory where thesaurus files may be stored. For example, Thesaurus 1033,0=c: C:\WINWORD\TH_AM.DLL, C:\WINWORD\TH_AM.LEX

Grammar language,type=        Specifies the drive and directory where added grammar tools may be                              stored. For example, 1033,0=c:\WINWORD \GRAMMAR.DLL, c:\WINWORD\GR_AM.LEX

Doc-extension=                Specifies the default filename extension for Word documents. For example, Doc-extension=.DOC.

Dot-extension=                Allows you to set the default filename extension if you save a                              template file. For example, Dot-extension=.DOT.

Dot-Path=                     Tells Word for Windows where to locate document templates. Note this setting also includes the NORMAL.DOT file. For example, Dot-Path=C:\WINWORD

Ini-Path=                     Tells Word for Windows where to locate the WINWORD.INI file. For example, Ini-Path=C:\WINWORD

Autosave-path=                Specifies the directory where autosave files are stored. For example, Autosave-Path=C:\BACKUP. This entry has precedence over Tools-path=.

Tools-path=                   Sets alternative locations for proofing tools, file converters, graphic filters, autosave files, and user dictionaries. For example, Tools-Path=C:\WINWORD

Bak-extension=                Allows you to set an alternative extension for backup files created with Word for Windows. For example, Bak-Extension=.bak

DateFormat=                   Allows you to set a default date format. For example, DateFormat=dd/mm/yy

TimeFormat=                   Allows you to set a default time format. For example, TimeFormat=hh:mm:sss

Bitmapmemory=                 Allows you to set the amount of memory (in kilobytes) you want to reserve for caching graphics in a document. For example, Bitmapmemory=1024

CacheSize=                    Allows a portion of a document to be                               loaded into memory. For example, CacheSize=512. The default size is 512K.

DDETimeout=                   Allows you to set the time in seconds that Word for Windows waits for a DDE message from another DDE application. For example, DDETimeout=60

NovellNet=Yes                 Use this setting if you are running Word for Windows on a network. This setting assists in checking certain directories for rights and allows you to navigate through directories that you may not have rights in.

AskForPrinterPicture=1        Allows Word for Windows to display a                               picture in color if transferred from Excel to Word for Windows through the Clipboard. If this option is set to No, graphics transferred from Excel through the Clipboard appear black and white.

UnderlineMode=1               Use this setting if you have difficulty printing text with underline attributes. Some printers cannot print underline without this switch.

SlowShading=Yes               This setting allows you to shade graphics by overriding a special drawing function on some Hewlett- Packard printers. Using this option slows printing. If a printer does not support this special drawing function, the switch has no effect.

SuppressTopSpacing=yes        This setting forces the first line at                               the top of all pages to be single- spaced, regardless of the spacing set for the current paragraph.

Note: A setting made from the Format Paragraph Spacing menu option takes precedence over a SupressTopSpacing setting.

NoOwnerFiles=yes              This setting prevents the creation of                               hidden files specifying who has a file open.

NoFileCache=yes               This setting removes the &quot;most recently used&quot; (MRU) file listing from the File menu.

NetworkButtons=yes            Turns on the Network boxes in certain dialog boxes.

For more information on the network button, in the Microsoft Knowledgebase query:

network and button and appears and dialog Reference(s): &quot;Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide,&quot; version 2.0, pages 803-810
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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997

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