PUB98: Running the Publisher Demos by Resetting the Welcome Screen (183510)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Publisher 98
This article was previously published under Q183510
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

When you run Publisher 98 for the first time, the Welcome Publisher 98 Wizard runs. This wizard presents you with three choices:
  • See a demo about new features in Publisher 98.
  • See a demo about how to use Publisher 98.
  • Start using Publisher.
After the welcome screen appears, you can only access the demos through Publisher Help. This article describes how to reset the welcome screen and run the demos from it.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To reset the welcome screen, modify the settings for Publisher in the Windows registry. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. On the Windows Start menu, click run.
  2. In the Open box, type Regedit and then click OK.
  3. Open the following registry key: 
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Publisher\5.0\Preferences
  4. In the right pane, double-click the ShowIntroductionToPublisher value.
  5. In the Value Data box in the Edit String dialog box, type 0.
  6. Click OK.
  7. On the Registry menu, click Exit.

REFERENCES

For more information about "Microsoft Publishher Demos," click the Office Assistant, type demos, click Search, and then click to view "Publisher Demos."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Microsoft Publisher Help button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Publisher Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179257 PUB98: How to Add/Remove a Single Publisher 98 Component

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/11/2002
Keywords:kbinfo KB183510
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