BET: Microsoft Word Documents

Microsoft Word > Documents > Startup Switches

	When you open Word a lot of the settings are read from the Windows Registry, including details of any built-in add-ins that are currently installed.
	There are a number of command line switches that can also be used to affect the way that Word starts.
	These switches can be added to the Properties of a shortcut that starts Word.

/a	Opens Word without any of the Global Template and Add-ins including the Normal.dot template.
/c	Opens Word and starts a NetMeeting.
/l folderpath	Opens Word and loads a particular add-in.
/m	Opens Word without running any AutoExec macros.
/m macroname	Opens Word and runs a specific macro..
/n	Opens Word without a blank document.
/n macroname	Opens Word and runs the specific macro without running any AutoExec macros.
/q	Opens Word without displaying the splash screen.
/r	Start Word in background and re-registers it before closing.
/safe	Opens Word without loading any of the Global Templates and Add-ins and without a new blank document.
/t templatename	Opens Word with a new document based on a given template.
/w	Opens Word with a new blank document.

	The easiest way to run Excel with additional switches is to use the Command Line.
	All you need to do is select (Start > Run) and type the full folder path of the WinWord.exe file.
	This folder path needs to be enclosed in parentheses with the corresponding startup switch added afterwards.