Registry Strings for Enabling Simple or Automatic Check-in from Office Applications
The SimpleDialog and ShowConfirmation registry strings control the document check-in behavior in integrated Microsoft Office applications.
- Set both SimpleDialog and ShowConfirmation to True to enable simple check-in. When simple check-in is enabled and you close a checked out document, the standard ProjectWise Check In dialog is replaced with a simple confirmation dialog that prompts you, "Check in closed document?". You can then click Yes or No.
- Set SimpleDialog to True and set ShowConfirmation to False to enable automatic check-in. When automatic check-in is enabled and you close a checked out document, the document is automatically checked in without any prompting.
The following table shows where these strings should exist in the registry for each application. Note that, depending on the Office application you are using, you may need to create the required registry keys and strings in the locations shown in the table below:
| Application | Registry Key |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Word | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Word\ODMA32\Dialogs\CheckIn |
| Microsoft Excel | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Excel\ODMA32\Dialogs\CheckIn |
| Microsoft Outlook | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Outlook\ODMA32\Dialogs\CheckIn |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS PPoint\ODMA32\Dialogs\CheckIn |
| Microsoft Project | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Project\ODMA32\Dialogs\CheckIn |
| Microsoft Visio | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Visio\ODMA32\Dialogs\CheckIn |
Example: To Enable Simple Check-in for Microsoft Word
- Open your Windows Registry Editor.
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Create the following the registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Word\ODMA32\Dialogs\CheckIn
- Under that, create a string called SimpleDialog, and set the value to True.
- In the same location, create a string called ShowConfirmation, and set the value to True.
- Close the Registry Editor.
Example: To Enable Automatic Check-in for Microsoft Word
- Open your Windows Registry Editor.
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Create the following the registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Word\ODMA32\Dialogs\CheckIn
- Under that, create a string called SimpleDialog, and set the value to True.
- In the same location, create a string called ShowConfirmation, and set the value to False.
- Close the Registry Editor.