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Customizing Word

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..........................By Stephen Kahn

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Saving and Opening Configuration Files
The first time you use Word, the program 
automatically creates the default “Word 
Settings (4)” configuration file in the 
System Folder. Each time you quit from 
Word, the program automatically updates 
the “Word Settings (4)” file.  You may wish to create alternative  configuration files. For example, you  might want one for everyday work and another for a large project such as a book. If several people share a computer, each person may want to have his or her own configuration file. Use “Save As” to create new configuration files, naming and locating them as you please. The current configuration file’s name always appears in the bottom left of the dialog box. When you start up the Word program, it always opens the “Word Settings (4)” configuration file. You have two ways of opening other


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configuration files:
• Open Word, open the Commands 
dialog box, and use the “Open” button to 
locate and open the desired configuration 
file.
• Start Word by double-clicking on 
the desired configuration file.
On rare occasions, a configuration file 
becomes damaged and affects Word’s 
operation. If Word is malfunctioning, or 
causing repeated Macintosh bombs, try 
removing the active configuration file 
from your disk as part of your trouble-
shooting.
 
Listing Commands
Word provides around 300 commands 
(including many 
dialog box options
 listed as separate 
commands in the