DOCUMENT:Q166736 14-NOV-2000 [word97] TITLE :WD97: User Name Dialog Box Appears When You Start Word PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbinterop kbusage winword word97 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== You will receive a User Name dialog box when you start Word 97. CAUSE ===== This problem occurs if the User Information tab is blank. WORKAROUND ========== To prevent the User Name dialog box from appearing, use the following steps: 1. On the Tools menu, click Options. 2. Click the User Information tab. 3. Select the Name area and press the SPACEBAR to insert a blank space. NOTE: You may want to repeat this step for Initials and Mailing Address. 4. Click OK. MORE INFORMATION ================ You may not want user information recorded on the User Information tab in Word. If you clear the Name and Initials boxes, Word will prompt you with the User Name dialog box when you restart Microsoft Word 97. NOTE: Default entries will be placed in the Name and Initials boxes of the User Name dialog box when you restart Word. The User Information is shared between the Microsoft Office applications. Word uses the User Information for the following items: - Property Sheet Information - Letters, Envelopes, and Memos - Track Changes - Comments In Microsoft Word versions 6.0/95, when you delete the Name and Initials on the User Information tab, the OK button will become unavailable. To clear the Name and Initials boxes, you need to enter at least one character or press CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR. Additional query words: userinfo username ====================================================================== Keywords : kbinterop kbusage winword word97 Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:97 Issue type : kbbug ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.