Thanks for the clarification Greg. I wish I could say that "I knew that!" As it is, I'm glad to keep learning.

@Rekent - the key is placing the line setting the value in the Document_Open procedure in the ThisDocument module.

It might also be in a Document_New procedure in a document template.

For a global template, I do not know of a procedure to parallel AutoExec. You might need a Static AutoExec in a standard module.