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After installing the WordStar Command Emulator you need to enter your registered user details that will have been provided in an email message. Doing this will remove the registration reminder screen and enhance your experience of the WordStar Command Emulator.
To enter your details, follow the steps below:
- After installing the WordStar Command Emulator (detailed elsewhere), start Microsoft Word and confirm that the WordStar Command Emulator welcome screen briefly displays. This confirms the correct installation of the Wordstar Command Emulator.
- In Word, click the Add-Ins tab
- Scroll the ribbon to the left, using the arrow at its right end, until the icon and title About WordSTAR Command Add-In comes into view
- Click About WordSTAR Command Add-In to open the Help, About the WordStar Command Emulator screen
- In the About the WordStar Emulator screen, click the Register button
- Enter the details from your registration email into the User name and Serial No boxes, and then click OK
Your registration details will be saved and you should now see your details in the welcome screen whenever you start Microsoft Word
After installing the WordStar Command Emulator you need to enter your registered user details that will have been provided in an email message. Doing this will remove the registration reminder screen and enhance your experience of the WordStar Command Emulator.
To enter your details, follow the steps below:
- After installing the WordStar Command Emulator (detailed elsewhere), start Microsoft Word and confirm that the WordStar Command Emulator welcome screen briefly displays. This confirms the correct installation of the Wordstar Command Emulator.
- In Word, in the menu bar, click Help, then click About the WordStar Emulator to open the Help, About the WordStar Command Emulator screen
- In the About the WordStar Emulator screen, click the Register button
- Enter the details from your registration email into the User name and Serial number boxes, and then click OK
Your registration details will be saved and you should now see your details in the welcome screen whenever you start Microsoft Word
To uninstall the WordStar Command Emulator you need to delete the wordstar.dot or (WStar14.dot) file from your Word STARTUP folder. The next time you start Word the WordStar Command Emulator won't be loaded. You can also temporarily turn off the WordStar Command Emulator.
Un-installation from Word 97, 2000, 2002, and XP
To un-install the WordStar Command Emulator:
- In Word Click Utilities (Tools if the WordStar Command Emulator isn''t running), then click Options.
- In Word Options, click the File Locations, then under File Locations, click Startup and then click Modify to display the full path in a folder selector window.
For Windows 7
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Click the folder icon at the left end of the Address bar to expand the full path (by default a clickable "breadcrumb" path is shown for the last few folders in the path - the actual number of folders displayed depends on the width of the window).
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Either write down this path, or use your mouse to select it all, and then right-click on it and select Copy.
For all other Windows versions
- Click the arrow at the right-hand end of the Look in box. The box should be showing STARTUP.
- Note down all of the folders from C up to and including the folder named STARTUP.
- Using Windows Explorer, browse to the STARTUP folder you noted above (If you copied the path you can paste it into the Windows Explorer Address bar to save the typing).
- In the STARTUP folder, right-click on the wordstar.dot file, and then select Delete from the pop-up menu.
- Close Windows Explorer.
Note: This will not remove the registry change that stores your user details (username and serial number)
If you don’t want to have the WordStar Emulator running at all times – perhaps you share your computer with a non-WordStar user, or you want to use Word commands sometimes and WordStar commands at other times – you can switch the WordStar Emulator On or Off. There are two ways to do this without needing to un-install the program:
If you only do this occasionally you can use the method described in Use Templates and Add-Ins to turn the WordStar Emulator On or Off. However, if you need to do this frequently you can add another small program to give you a WordStar Emulator ON and OFF toolbar with buttons you can click to switch the WordStar Emulator functions On and Off, as described in Use a program to turn the WordStar Emulator On or Off.
Use Templates and Add-Ins to turn the WordStar Emulator On or Off
To turn Off the WordStar Emulator if it is turned On:
In Word, in the toolbar, click Utilities, then click Templates and Add-Ins, and then deselect the checkbox next to WordStar.dot and then click OK.
To turn On the WordStar Emulator if it is turned Off:
In Word, in the toolbar, click Tools, then click Templates and Add-Ins and then select the checkbox next to WordStar.dot and then click OK.
Use a program to turn the WordStar Emulator On or Off
- Download WordStarOnOff.dot (approximately 30Kb)
- Copy the downloaded WordStarOnOff.dot into your Word STARTUP folder. When you next start Word you should have a small toolbar with two buttons - one turns the WordStar Command Emulator On, and the other turns it Off.
Note: There is no error checking in this program so if the WordStar Command Emulator isn't found you'll get an error. This can occur if you've renamed the WordStar Emulator, or obtained it from a download source that has renamed it.
The requested member of the collection does not exist
Ensure that your WordStar Emulator program is named WordStar.dot. You will need to move it out of the Word STARTUP before you can do this.
Why isn't the WordStar Command Emulator ON/OFF function built in?
The function to turn On or Off the WordStar Command Emulator needs to be in a separate program because if it wasn't, when you turned the Emulator off, the buttons to control these functions would disappear!
Can installing Microsoft Word templates and add-ins that have macros be risky? Yes, it can. The WordStar Command Emulator program contains macros to enable it to work and you must allow these macros to run if the program is to provide you with WordStar commands.
The WordStar Command Emulator is locked against changes to prevent unauthorised modifications. Word macro viruses are most likely to infect your Normal.dot file as this is the only template that the virus writer can guarantee you will have on your system.
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