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macros, templates and toolbar file copying
Hello. I am sure this question has been asked numerous times but I am unable
to find it. I need to install the latest version of Word on my laptop and I would like to copy all of my settings I have on my other computer using Word 2000. I want to be able to copy the templates, macros I have made and the custom toolbar. I am not very well versed in Word yet, so please be basic with the answer. Thanks so much! Will these files be compatible with the latest version of Word (not even sure which version is the latest yet, have yet to purchase)? |
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On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:18:37 -0800, TracyB
wrote: Hello. I am sure this question has been asked numerous times but I am unable to find it. I need to install the latest version of Word on my laptop and I would like to copy all of my settings I have on my other computer using Word 2000. I want to be able to copy the templates, macros I have made and the custom toolbar. I am not very well versed in Word yet, so please be basic with the answer. Thanks so much! Will these files be compatible with the latest version of Word (not even sure which version is the latest yet, have yet to purchase)? See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm for a list of the files and settings to save before you upgrade. After you install the new version, you can copy the files back into the same (or equivalent) places if necessary. It shouldn't be necessary, though -- except for peace of mind -- because you can install the newer version on top of Word 2000 and the installer will leave all your settings as is. The file structure of documents and templates hasn't changed between Word 2000 and Word 2003 (the current "latest version"), so they will be compatible. I have documents and templates that I've upgraded through multiple versions since Word 6.0, and they all work. (There are some reports in the newsgroups of people whose old documents won't open in Word 2003. The current theory is that the documents were damaged, and that Word 2000 was able to ignore problems that Word 2003 complains about. There's a hotfix to work around that.) -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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See http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step
instructions on moving / sharing / copying / backing-up customizations including AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, toolbars, macros, etc. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "TracyB" wrote in message ... Hello. I am sure this question has been asked numerous times but I am unable to find it. I need to install the latest version of Word on my laptop and I would like to copy all of my settings I have on my other computer using Word 2000. I want to be able to copy the templates, macros I have made and the custom toolbar. I am not very well versed in Word yet, so please be basic with the answer. Thanks so much! Will these files be compatible with the latest version of Word (not even sure which version is the latest yet, have yet to purchase)? |
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Thank you both for the links. I will be purchasing the newest version of
Word today to install onto my laptop and hopefully all will go well. If not, I may be back here to post further questions. Thanks again! "Charles Kenyon" wrote: See http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step instructions on moving / sharing / copying / backing-up customizations including AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, toolbars, macros, etc. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "TracyB" wrote in message ... Hello. I am sure this question has been asked numerous times but I am unable to find it. I need to install the latest version of Word on my laptop and I would like to copy all of my settings I have on my other computer using Word 2000. I want to be able to copy the templates, macros I have made and the custom toolbar. I am not very well versed in Word yet, so please be basic with the answer. Thanks so much! Will these files be compatible with the latest version of Word (not even sure which version is the latest yet, have yet to purchase)? |
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