I don't know of any way except one that requires more keystrokes/clicks:
select a single character and Copy to the Clipboard before shutting down.

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phideaux wrote in message ...
Hi All,

How do I get Word (2000 and 2003) to stop prompting me about the fact that
I
have left a "large" amount of text in the Clipboard? This is a colossal
waste of a click every time I exit. :-)

Thanks,

Phideaux