[Rick Charnes]

In Word 2003, is there a file that stores the Options I've chosen (Tools
| Options)? I don't think they're stored in NORMAL.DOC. I will sooon
need to move to a new installation and don't want to lose my Options
settings. Thanks.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

They're stored in the Registry. See these articles:

What files do I need to back up?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm

What exactly does the Data Key in the Registry store?
I have been told I have a corrupt Data Key in my registry and need to delete
it; what settings will I lose; and can I back them up so I can restore them
later?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...eySettings.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Rick Charnes" wrote in message
om...
In Word 2003, is there a file that stores the Options I've chosen (Tools
| Options)? I don't think they're stored in NORMAL.DOC. I will sooon
need to move to a new installation and don't want to lose my Options
settings. Thanks.

[Rick Charnes]

Thanks for this wonderfully informative article. One question: it
mentions that these settings (I'm particularly keen to save
Tools|Options and Tools|AutoCorrect Options) are stored in a registry
key named 'Data':

Word 97: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Wo rd\Data
Word 2000: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Wo rd\Data

I have Word 2003 and I'm wondering if the key location has changed since
the article was written. Looking in my registry under--

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office

I see branches for 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 and 11.0, but none of them have a
\Word\Data branch off of it. Any thoughts?



In article ,
says...
They're stored in the Registry. See these articles:

What files do I need to back up?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm

What exactly does the Data Key in the Registry store?
I have been told I have a corrupt Data Key in my registry and need to delete
it; what settings will I lose; and can I back them up so I can restore them
later?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...eySettings.htm

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Rick,

It hasn't changed for Word 2003. My registry shows the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data

as expected.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:08:52 -0500, Rick Charnes
wrote:

Thanks for this wonderfully informative article. One question: it
mentions that these settings (I'm particularly keen to save
Tools|Options and Tools|AutoCorrect Options) are stored in a registry
key named 'Data':

Word 97: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Wo rd\Data
Word 2000: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Wo rd\Data

I have Word 2003 and I'm wondering if the key location has changed since
the article was written. Looking in my registry under--

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office

I see branches for 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 and 11.0, but none of them have a
\Word\Data branch off of it. Any thoughts?



In article ,
says...
They're stored in the Registry. See these articles:

What files do I need to back up?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm

What exactly does the Data Key in the Registry store?
I have been told I have a corrupt Data Key in my registry and need to delete
it; what settings will I lose; and can I back them up so I can restore them
later?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...eySettings.htm

[Rick Charnes]

Yup, so does mine. My brain was saying HKEY_CURRENT_USER, but my hands
were rummaging through the registry looking at HKEY_LOCAL_USER. Thanks
to your message, I now have the two coordinated. :-))

In article ,
says...
Hi Rick,

It hasn't changed for Word 2003. My registry shows the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data

as expected.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:08:52 -0500, Rick Charnes
wrote:

Thanks for this wonderfully informative article. One question: it
mentions that these settings (I'm particularly keen to save
Tools|Options and Tools|AutoCorrect Options) are stored in a registry
key named 'Data':

Word 97: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Wo rd\Data
Word 2000: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Wo rd\Data

I have Word 2003 and I'm wondering if the key location has changed since
the article was written. Looking in my registry under--

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office

I see branches for 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 and 11.0, but none of them have a
\Word\Data branch off of it. Any thoughts?



In article ,
says...
They're stored in the Registry. See these articles:

What files do I need to back up?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm

What exactly does the Data Key in the Registry store?
I have been told I have a corrupt Data Key in my registry and need to delete
it; what settings will I lose; and can I back them up so I can restore them
later?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...eySettings.htm