Microsoft KB Archive/181571

= OFF98: Using the Default Save Files in the Value Pack =

Article ID: 181571

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q181571



SUMMARY
The Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition Value Pack includes a collection of workbooks, add-ins, and templates, collectively known as "Default Save" files, that you can use to set the default save format in each of the programs listed at the beginning of this article.

This article explains how to install and use Default Save files in the Office 98 programs.



What Default Save Files are Available?
The following Default Save files are available in the Value Pack:Administration Tools:Default Save folder on the Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition compact disc:

Default Save As Excel 4.0

Default Save As Excel 5.0

Default Save As Excel 98

Default Save As Excel 98 & 5.0

Default Save As PowerPoint 3

Default Save As PowerPoint 4

Default Save As PowerPoint 98

Default Save As Word 5.1

Default Save As Word 6

Default Save As Word 98

Note that the file name of each Default Save file explains the function of the file.

Installing the Default Save Files
To install a Default Save file, follow these steps:

 Drag the Default Save file you want to use from the Default Save folder to the Desktop. Use the Finder to open the appropriate Startup folder on your hard disk:

Microsoft Office 98:Office:Startup:Excel

Microsoft Office 98:Office:Startup:PowerPoint

Microsoft Office 98:Office:Startup:Word

 Drag the Default Save file from the Desktop to the Startup folder for Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, or Microsoft Word.

NOTE: Only one Default Save file should exist in the Startup folder for each program. If you drag more than one Default Save file to the Startup folder for a program, the Default Save format may be set incorrectly when you start the program.

Installing Default Save Files in an Administrative Installation
If you perform an administrative installation of Microsoft Office 98, you can automatically set default save formats for your users by dragging the Default Save files from the Microsoft Office 98 compact disc to the appropriate Startup folders on the network server.

You can include Default Save files in an administrative installation of Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition by following these steps:

 Perform the administrative installation of Microsoft Office 98 by dragging the Microsoft Office 98 folder from the compact disc to the network server or by running the Microsoft Office Installer program and specifying a folder on the network server as the destination folder.

For detailed information about how to perform an administrative installation of Microsoft Office 98, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179731 OFF98: How to Install Office on a Network

 Drag the appropriate Default Save files from the Microsoft Office 98 compact disc to the appropriate Startup folders on the network server.</ol>

When a user drags the Microsoft Office 98 folder from the network server to the workstation computer, the Default Save files are included in the installation, and the default save formats are set in each program when the user runs each program.

NOTE: If a user installs Microsoft Office 98 by running the Microsoft Office Installer program, the Default Save files are not installed on the workstation computer. If this occurs, you must provide the user with manual instructions for installing the Default Save files.

Using Default Save Files
After you install Default Save files and you then start a program and save a file, the file is saved by default in the format that is specified by the Default Save file in the Startup folder for the program you are using. Note that you can override the default format by selecting a different format in the Save As dialog box.

Additional query words: OFF98 XL98 WD98 PP98

Keywords: KB181571

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