Re: Help in changing the default summary information for a document

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On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:34:32 -0700, Patrick <Patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>By Choosing the "File" menu /" Properties" then the "Summary" tab
>
>It displays information about the document ( title, subject, author, company
>etc)
>
>How do I change this information and set it as the default information so I do
>not have to change it every time I create a new document.
>
>I changed companies and I no longer want the old company name to appear there.
>
>I am using word 2000 on a windows 2000 laptop and changing the Normal.dot does
>not seem to affect a new document
>
>Thank you for any help you may lend

You need to edit the registry to change that information. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=233499 for instructions.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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