How to Bypass "Tip of the Day" When Starting Word 6.0

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SUMMARY

This article describes various methods to deactivate the "Tip of the Day." When the "Tip of the Day" is active, it will appear when:

You start Word from File Manager, Program Manager, or the MS-DOS prompt.
-or-
You restore or maximize Word for Windows using DDE from another application.

MORE INFORMATION

If you start Word from File Manager, Program Manager, or the MS-DOS prompt

Method 1: When the "Tip of the Day" dialog box displays after you start

          Word, clear the Show Tips At Startup check box. The next time you
          start Word, the "Tip of the Day" will not display.

Method 2: From the Word Help menu, choose "Tip of the Day" and clear the

          Show Tips At Startup check box. The next time you start Word, the
          "Tip of the Day" will not display.

Method 3: Add the /W switch to the command line properties of the Word icon

          in Program Manager. Your command line should look like the
          following example (where C:\WINWORD is your Word program
          directory):

             c:\winword\winword.exe /w

          Be sure to change the path to reflect the correct drive and
          directory for WINWORD.EXE.

Method 4: You can execute Word from the MS-DOS prompt, by using the

          following command:

             win c:\winword\winword.exe /w

          Be sure to change the path to reflect the correct drive and
          directory for WINWORD.EXE.

          NOTE: The /W switch will not permanently turn off the setting for
          the "Tip of the Day". The next time Word is started without the
          /W switch, the "Tip of the Day" will display unless the Show Tips
          At Startup check box has been cleared.

If you restore or maximize Word using DDE from another application

Method 1: If the "Tip of the Day" is activated when starting Word using

          DDE, it can interfere with subsequent DDE processes. To execute
          Word from Microsoft Excel, for example, you can use the following
          DDE command, which includes the /w switch:

             =EXEC("c:\winword\winword.exe /w")

Method 2: When using DDE to execute Word, you can clear the check box to

          Show Tips At Startup prior to executing any DDE commands.

Method 3: Add the /W switch to the Word command line icon properties prior

          to executing Word using DDE.

Method 4: Execute Word in a minimized state.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Windows User's Guide," "Creating a Program Item"

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Version           : 6.00 6.00a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1998