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Icons started disappearing from Word tool bar
I have been using Word 2003 for 5 years. Early on I created 4 macros for
the current time and dates. I put each macro on the Word document tool bar as an icon and have been using them successfully since. I click on an icon and it instantly puts that particular date or time on my document where I want it. Then yesterday, for no apparent reason, things changed. Now, when I open either a new or an existing document one or all of icons may be gone off the toolbar. They just disappear. The macros remain in the "Commands" section of "Customize" but not on the tool bar. I then have to reinstall each icon on the tool bar. I have done this several times today. Is there a way to resolve this issue? |
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Icons started disappearing from Word tool bar
With Word and Outlook closed
See http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm Rename your normal.dot file to oldnormal.dot. Rename the Word Data key - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data to OldData Start Word. Word will start with its default settings. Run the organizer - ALT+F8 Organizer. Close the file in the left window Open oldnormal.dot in the left window. Copy your styles, autotext, macros and personal toolbars from left to right. Close the organizer If you have no custom toolbars, create one and add your macros to it. Check your tools options settings and autoformat as you type settings for personal preferences Set the option under the Save tab to prompt to save normal.dot. Close Word Save normal.dot when prompted on closing. Open Word. Is your toolbar now present? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mel wrote: I have been using Word 2003 for 5 years. Early on I created 4 macros for the current time and dates. I put each macro on the Word document tool bar as an icon and have been using them successfully since. I click on an icon and it instantly puts that particular date or time on my document where I want it. Then yesterday, for no apparent reason, things changed. Now, when I open either a new or an existing document one or all of icons may be gone off the toolbar. They just disappear. The macros remain in the "Commands" section of "Customize" but not on the tool bar. I then have to reinstall each icon on the tool bar. I have done this several times today. Is there a way to resolve this issue? |
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Icons started disappearing from Word tool bar
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm, which describes
how to delete the Data key of the registry. Then you should be able to put your custom icons back to the toolbar(s). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Mel" wrote in message ... I have been using Word 2003 for 5 years. Early on I created 4 macros for the current time and dates. I put each macro on the Word document tool bar as an icon and have been using them successfully since. I click on an icon and it instantly puts that particular date or time on my document where I want it. Then yesterday, for no apparent reason, things changed. Now, when I open either a new or an existing document one or all of icons may be gone off the toolbar. They just disappear. The macros remain in the "Commands" section of "Customize" but not on the tool bar. I then have to reinstall each icon on the tool bar. I have done this several times today. Is there a way to resolve this issue? |
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Icons started disappearing from Word tool bar
Graham
I am still studying your response to my June 30 post and have a couple of questions. What are the steps I take to rename the Normal.dot file then rename the Word Data Key? Based on your instructions I think I can take it from there. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... With Word and Outlook closed See http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm Rename your normal.dot file to oldnormal.dot. Rename the Word Data key - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data to OldData Start Word. Word will start with its default settings. Run the organizer - ALT+F8 Organizer. Close the file in the left window Open oldnormal.dot in the left window. Copy your styles, autotext, macros and personal toolbars from left to right. Close the organizer If you have no custom toolbars, create one and add your macros to it. Check your tools options settings and autoformat as you type settings for personal preferences Set the option under the Save tab to prompt to save normal.dot. Close Word Save normal.dot when prompted on closing. Open Word. Is your toolbar now present? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mel wrote: I have been using Word 2003 for 5 years. Early on I created 4 macros for the current time and dates. I put each macro on the Word document tool bar as an icon and have been using them successfully since. I click on an icon and it instantly puts that particular date or time on my document where I want it. Then yesterday, for no apparent reason, things changed. Now, when I open either a new or an existing document one or all of icons may be gone off the toolbar. They just disappear. The macros remain in the "Commands" section of "Customize" but not on the tool bar. I then have to reinstall each icon on the tool bar. I have done this several times today. Is there a way to resolve this issue? |
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Icons started disappearing from Word tool bar
Have a look at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm and
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...artingWord.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Mel" wrote in message ... Graham I am still studying your response to my June 30 post and have a couple of questions. What are the steps I take to rename the Normal.dot file then rename the Word Data Key? Based on your instructions I think I can take it from there. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... With Word and Outlook closed See http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm Rename your normal.dot file to oldnormal.dot. Rename the Word Data key - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Data to OldData Start Word. Word will start with its default settings. Run the organizer - ALT+F8 Organizer. Close the file in the left window Open oldnormal.dot in the left window. Copy your styles, autotext, macros and personal toolbars from left to right. Close the organizer If you have no custom toolbars, create one and add your macros to it. Check your tools options settings and autoformat as you type settings for personal preferences Set the option under the Save tab to prompt to save normal.dot. Close Word Save normal.dot when prompted on closing. Open Word. Is your toolbar now present? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mel wrote: I have been using Word 2003 for 5 years. Early on I created 4 macros for the current time and dates. I put each macro on the Word document tool bar as an icon and have been using them successfully since. I click on an icon and it instantly puts that particular date or time on my document where I want it. Then yesterday, for no apparent reason, things changed. Now, when I open either a new or an existing document one or all of icons may be gone off the toolbar. They just disappear. The macros remain in the "Commands" section of "Customize" but not on the tool bar. I then have to reinstall each icon on the tool bar. I have done this several times today. Is there a way to resolve this issue? |
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