Microsoft KB Archive/93667

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SUMMARY
There are two methods to change the default name that appears in the From dialog box when you create a document based on the MEMO2.DOT template supplied with Word for Windows.

Method 1: Add [MS Word User] Section to WIN.INI
This method changes the Name value in your Windows WIN.INI file. Use this method if you want to set a different default Name value for all templates that use the [MS Word User] section of your WIN.INI file.


 * 1) In a document based on MEMO2.DOT, choose Macro from the Tools menu.
 * 2) Select the Template Macros option.
 * 3) From the Macro Name list, select UserInfo and choose the Run button.
 * 4) In the Portrait Report Defaults dialog box, type a new default in the Name and Company boxes and choose the OK button.

The UserInfo macro writes a new section, [MS Word User], in your Windows WIN.INI file. The following is a sample WIN.INI entry: [MS Word User] Name=Daffy Duck Company=Warner Bros.

Note: This is not the same information you can edit in the User Info category of the Tools Options command.

Method 2: Modify MEMO2.DOT
This method changes the default value in the From dialog box in MEMO2.DOT. It makes no changes to the Name information in your WIN.INI file. Use Method 2 if you want to set a different default for MEMO2.DOT than you use in other Word documents.


 * 1) Open the MEMO2.DOT template file.
 * 2) Highlight the text in the cell to the right of the From cell in the memo heading (by default, this cell contains &quot;Sender&quot;).
 * 3) Type a new default name.
 * 4) From the File menu, choose Close. Choose the Yes button when Word prompts you to save changes.
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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997

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