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Templates/Macros/Autotext in Word 2003 and Word 2007
I have recently started using Word 2007. I have a few questions relating to
it. 1. Are templates created in 2003 usable in 2007? 2. Are macros created in 2003 usable in 2007? 3. Are macros created in 2003 and saved in a templated in 2003 usable in 2007? 4. Are auto text entries created in 2003 usable in 2007? 5. Where (what file) are the building blocks/autotext entries stored in 2007? 6. Where (what file) are the style gallery entried stored in 2007? 7. What's the difference between normal.dotm and normal.dotx? Sorry there are so many questions, but I hope there are just simple answers to them. Thank you all very much! |
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Templates/Macros/Autotext in Word 2003 and Word 2007
On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:51:00 -0700, ColG
wrote: I have recently started using Word 2007. I have a few questions relating to it. 1. Are templates created in 2003 usable in 2007? Yes. 2. Are macros created in 2003 usable in 2007? Yes, as long as they don't refer to features that have changed between versions. For example, using AutoText in a macro is not the same and the macro would have to be rewritten. A macro that searches a folder for documents with the specific extension .doc will miss ones that have a .docx extension. The bottom line is that each macro has to be tested, and preferably inspected line by line, to look for "bad" behavior. 3. Are macros created in 2003 and saved in a templated in 2003 usable in 2007? Yes, subject to the same considerations discussed in #2. 4. Are auto text entries created in 2003 usable in 2007? Yes. The simplest way is to take the 2003 template containing the autotexts, remove any macros it might contain, and save the template in the folder "%appdata%\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks". The next time you start Word, the autotexts will be available. 5. Where (what file) are the building blocks/autotext entries stored in 2007? By default, they're in "%appdata%\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks\1033\Building Blocks.dotx". (The 1033 part is specific to US English; other languages have other numeric identifiers.) When you create new ones, Word suggests the same Building Blocks.dotx, but you can choose any other template that's loaded at the time. 6. Where (what file) are the style gallery entried stored in 2007? Each template can store its own set of styles. I haven't gone looking for where the gallery information is stored, but I suspect it's also in the template. 7. What's the difference between normal.dotm and normal.dotx? A .dotx extension indicates a template that is _not_ allowed to hold macros; a .dotm extension indicates that macros _are_ allowed. Since the Normal template should always be macro-enabled, you should have Normal.dotm. Again, I'm not sure of this, but I suspect Normal.dotx wouldn't even be loaded unless Normal.dotm was absent -- and Word would probably build a new Normal.dotm. Sorry there are so many questions, but I hope there are just simple answers to them. Thank you all very much! No problem -- they're all good questions. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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