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Word Startup Switches
Word Startup Switches
You can control how Word starts with command-line switches. These switches work from a
command line, the Start/Run box, and as switches in Windows shortcuts. For example, to
start Word with the
/a switch enabled, click Start, Run, type winword /a in the Open box,
and press Enter.
If you are frustrated because you can’t get Word to start, see “Word Won’t Start” in the
“Troubleshooting” section at the end of this chapter.
The available switches are listed here:
■ /a keeps Word from running any Auto macros stored in the Normal document tem-
plate, Normal.dot. It also keeps Word from loading any add-ins in the ...