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Default un-disable features introduced after Word 95 / 6.0

I don't know why it shouldn't work - it was doing so yesterday when I made
the reply (based on a world-weary cynicism), but this morning I've just
created a new blank document and the checkbox is ticked. I have checked the
Normal.dot template and the macros are both still there. This left me with
two documents open (the blank and Normal). Normal had opened with no tick in
the box, the blank document still has it. I have made sure that there is only
one copy of Normal on the machine so it shouldn't be looking anywhere else.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

The macro resets it for every new and opened document, so there is no reason
why it shouldn't work ?

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The Alpine Haddock wrote:
OK, I've added it in, and it seems to work - but then checking the
box seemed to work for a short time!! When I've gone a few days
without it reverting I'll know it was sorted and will pass it on to
all my colleagues who have the same problem.

Thanks for the fix.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Add the line
ActiveDocument.DisableFeatures = False
to an autonew and an autoopen macro in normal.dot - see
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




"The Alpine Haddock" wrote:

Microsoft Word has in the Tools - Options dialogue box an annoying
little checkbox to disable features introduced after Word 6.0/95 or
Word 97. I do not wish this to be checked. Easy enough, you think?

No matter how many times I uncheck this box (including ensuring
that it is also unchecked in Normal.dot) it keeps rechecking itself
and then not letting me (eg) align text within a table, or save
hyperlinks. And if it's in a document that already has these
features, it waits until I exit and then says that some things
won't be saved because they're not compatible with Word 6!

When I turn it off it goes away for the immediate session of Word,
possibly for the next one but then comes back. I am going slowly
insane.

Does anybody know of a way of completely and irrevocably turning
this option off?