WD98: "User Options" File Location Path Has No Function (191941)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q191941

SUMMARY

The User Options setting is no longer used as in some earlier versions of Microsoft Word. If a path is set for User Options, the path is ignored by Word.

MORE INFORMATION

To show the User Options setting, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Preferences.
  2. Click the File Locations tab.
  3. In the File types list, select User Options. The path for User Options will be displayed under Location.
NOTE: The Location path for User Options is blank by default. This option is not used in Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

The User Options file location in earlier versions of Word points to the location of the Word Settings file. The Word Settings file is used to store user preferences. Most user preferences are set when you click Preferences on the Tools menu and make changes to the settings on the various tabs. Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition uses a Word Settings file (Word Settings (8)) to store user preferences; however, Word knows where to locate the file and does not use the User Options path to find it.

In Word 98 Macintosh Edition, user preferences are stored in the Word Settings (8) file and is located in the following folder:

<Macintosh HD>:System Folder:Preferences

NOTE: If a path is set for User Options, the path is stored in the Word Settings (8) file; however, since Word no longer uses this setting, it will be ignored.

REFERENCES

For additional information about what is stored in the Word Settings (8) file, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

180850 WD98: What Is Stored in the Word Settings (8) File

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/4/2002
Keywords:kbinfo KB191941
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