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By default, Word for the Macintosh creates a new, blank document when you start the program. If you do not want a new, blank document, you can change your Word startup options.
You can change startup options for Word for the Macintosh by running the ToolsAdvancedSettings command and modifying the WordSwitches options. The options you choose are stored in the Word Settings (6) file and are used each time you start Word.
1. On the Tools menu, click Macro.
2. In the macro name box, type "ToolsAdvancedSettings" (without the
quotation marks).
A description should appear at the bottom of the dialog box that says,
"Changes advanced options in the settings file."
4. In the Advanced Settings dialog box, type "WordSwitches" (without the
quotation marks) in the Option box.
click Set.
Word saves the settings to the settings file.
NOTE: the /n switch may not function correctly when add-ins are loaded. For example, if you install Internet Assistant version 2.0 for Word version 6.0.1 or 6.0.1a, Word opens document1 even when you use the /n switch. If you remove the add-ins from the Word Startup folder before you start Word with the /n switch, Word does not open a new document.
This is a list of the startup options that are available for settings, when you start Word.
Action Switch
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No documents open /n
Open an existing document filename
Run a macro /m"macroname" (without the quotation
marks)
No global templates or add-ins /a
Start Quick Preview demo /mHelpQuickPreview
Load Word Link Library /l"WLL filename" (without the quotation
marks)
No Tip of the Day /w
1. On the Tools menu, click Macro, and click and List Commands.
2. From the Macros Available In list, select Word Commands.
3. Select the ToolsAdvancedSettings macro, and click Run.
4. Select the Microsoft Word category.
5. In the Option box, type "WordSwitches" (without the quotation marks).
6. In the Setting box, type "/n" (for no documents open when word starts).
In Word 6.x, click the Search For Help On command on the Help (question mark) menu. In the "Type a Word" box, type "Word settings (6) options," and click Show Topics.
"Microsoft Word Quick Results," version 6.0, page 19
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, page 229
Additional query words: launch open execute /n switch start-up options modifying changing toolsadvancedsettings word settings (6) file macro wordswitches
Keywords : macword word6
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbhowtoLast Reviewed: November 12, 1998