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Transferring template in Word 2003 to Word 2007
My Uncle has recently begun using Word 2007 (on a new computer,Vista OS) and
would like the default template (I believe called the "normal" template?) to be as per his default template with Word 2003 on his old computer (Win XP). Is it as simple as opening a Word 2003 doc that uses his 2003 default template within the Word 2007 app and somehow saving the template from that? Thanks for any help. Mike Turner |
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Transferring template in Word 2003 to Word 2007
Not necessarily. While that would give him access to the styles from his old
Normal.dot template, it wouldn't give him access to any AutoText, AutoCorrect, macros, or menu/toolbar/keyboard customizations from the old Normal.dot. Normal.dot usually is stored in a hidden folder, so it's necessary to tell Windows to display hidden file & folders to see Normal.dot so it can be copied. On his old computer, in Word, choose Tools - Options - File Locations. Normal.dot will have been stored in the User templates location. Note the location, close Word, then use Windows Explorer to copy Normal.dot to the new computer's Templates folder... the location of which is noted below. On the new computer, two things would be necessary to get Word 2007 to use Normal.dot as the starting point for Normal.dotm (the new file format version of Normal.dot that Word 2007 uses). First, Normal.dot would need to be copied to Word 2007's Templates folder. In Word 2007 running in Vista, if you click the Office button - Open, you should see a location under Favorite Links on the left called Templates. This is the location where Normal.dot would need to be copied. Second, to get Word 2007 to use Normal.dot to create a new Normal.dotm, you need to delete or rename the existing Normal.dotm that's in that folder. If your uncle has already used Word 2007 on the new computer, then a Normal.dotm has already been created. With Word closed, simply delete or rename that Normal.dotm, copy Normal.dot from the XP computer to that location, and then start Word (you might need to tell Windows Explorer to display hidden files/folders in Vista). Once done, the next time Word is opened, it will use Normal.dot, and will automatically create a new Normal.dotm based on it when Word is closed. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "Mike Turner" Mike wrote in message ... My Uncle has recently begun using Word 2007 (on a new computer,Vista OS) and would like the default template (I believe called the "normal" template?) to be as per his default template with Word 2003 on his old computer (Win XP). Is it as simple as opening a Word 2003 doc that uses his 2003 default template within the Word 2007 app and somehow saving the template from that? Thanks for any help. Mike Turner |
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Herb,
Thanks very much for the help. Is the first paragraph of your reply still true using the transfer method you describe (although it would still,at the least, be a really good start and he may not even have any of the features in his template that you say would be inaccessible)? Mike "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Not necessarily. While that would give him access to the styles from his old Normal.dot template, it wouldn't give him access to any AutoText, AutoCorrect, macros, or menu/toolbar/keyboard customizations from the old Normal.dot. Normal.dot usually is stored in a hidden folder, so it's necessary to tell Windows to display hidden file & folders to see Normal.dot so it can be copied. On his old computer, in Word, choose Tools - Options - File Locations. Normal.dot will have been stored in the User templates location. Note the location, close Word, then use Windows Explorer to copy Normal.dot to the new computer's Templates folder... the location of which is noted below. On the new computer, two things would be necessary to get Word 2007 to use Normal.dot as the starting point for Normal.dotm (the new file format version of Normal.dot that Word 2007 uses). First, Normal.dot would need to be copied to Word 2007's Templates folder. In Word 2007 running in Vista, if you click the Office button - Open, you should see a location under Favorite Links on the left called Templates. This is the location where Normal.dot would need to be copied. Second, to get Word 2007 to use Normal.dot to create a new Normal.dotm, you need to delete or rename the existing Normal.dotm that's in that folder. If your uncle has already used Word 2007 on the new computer, then a Normal.dotm has already been created. With Word closed, simply delete or rename that Normal.dotm, copy Normal.dot from the XP computer to that location, and then start Word (you might need to tell Windows Explorer to display hidden files/folders in Vista). Once done, the next time Word is opened, it will use Normal.dot, and will automatically create a new Normal.dotm based on it when Word is closed. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "Mike Turner" Mike wrote in message ... My Uncle has recently begun using Word 2007 (on a new computer,Vista OS) and would like the default template (I believe called the "normal" template?) to be as per his default template with Word 2003 on his old computer (Win XP). Is it as simple as opening a Word 2003 doc that uses his 2003 default template within the Word 2007 app and somehow saving the template from that? Thanks for any help. Mike Turner |
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Transferring template in Word 2003 to Word 2007
Not sure I understand the question. The transfer method I describe will
provide complete access to all of the features that can be transferred from Normal.dot to Normal.dotm. Indeed, when you upgrade to Word 2007 on a given computer, Word 2007 looks in the template folder for an existing copy of Normal.dot to use as a basis for maintaining the user's existing Normal.dot-based settings. Stripping out the text and saving an existing document as Normal.dotm would save just the styles (as well as any custom setup in the headers and footers). -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "Mike Turner" wrote in message ... Herb, Thanks very much for the help. Is the first paragraph of your reply still true using the transfer method you describe (although it would still,at the least, be a really good start and he may not even have any of the features in his template that you say would be inaccessible)? Mike "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Not necessarily. While that would give him access to the styles from his old Normal.dot template, it wouldn't give him access to any AutoText, AutoCorrect, macros, or menu/toolbar/keyboard customizations from the old Normal.dot. Normal.dot usually is stored in a hidden folder, so it's necessary to tell Windows to display hidden file & folders to see Normal.dot so it can be copied. On his old computer, in Word, choose Tools - Options - File Locations. Normal.dot will have been stored in the User templates location. Note the location, close Word, then use Windows Explorer to copy Normal.dot to the new computer's Templates folder... the location of which is noted below. On the new computer, two things would be necessary to get Word 2007 to use Normal.dot as the starting point for Normal.dotm (the new file format version of Normal.dot that Word 2007 uses). First, Normal.dot would need to be copied to Word 2007's Templates folder. In Word 2007 running in Vista, if you click the Office button - Open, you should see a location under Favorite Links on the left called Templates. This is the location where Normal.dot would need to be copied. Second, to get Word 2007 to use Normal.dot to create a new Normal.dotm, you need to delete or rename the existing Normal.dotm that's in that folder. If your uncle has already used Word 2007 on the new computer, then a Normal.dotm has already been created. With Word closed, simply delete or rename that Normal.dotm, copy Normal.dot from the XP computer to that location, and then start Word (you might need to tell Windows Explorer to display hidden files/folders in Vista). Once done, the next time Word is opened, it will use Normal.dot, and will automatically create a new Normal.dotm based on it when Word is closed. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "Mike Turner" Mike wrote in message ... My Uncle has recently begun using Word 2007 (on a new computer,Vista OS) and would like the default template (I believe called the "normal" template?) to be as per his default template with Word 2003 on his old computer (Win XP). Is it as simple as opening a Word 2003 doc that uses his 2003 default template within the Word 2007 app and somehow saving the template from that? Thanks for any help. Mike Turner |
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Many thanks Herb. I think that answered it.
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Not sure I understand the question. The transfer method I describe will provide complete access to all of the features that can be transferred from Normal.dot to Normal.dotm. Indeed, when you upgrade to Word 2007 on a given computer, Word 2007 looks in the template folder for an existing copy of Normal.dot to use as a basis for maintaining the user's existing Normal.dot-based settings. Stripping out the text and saving an existing document as Normal.dotm would save just the styles (as well as any custom setup in the headers and footers). -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "Mike Turner" wrote in message ... Herb, Thanks very much for the help. Is the first paragraph of your reply still true using the transfer method you describe (although it would still,at the least, be a really good start and he may not even have any of the features in his template that you say would be inaccessible)? Mike "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Not necessarily. While that would give him access to the styles from his old Normal.dot template, it wouldn't give him access to any AutoText, AutoCorrect, macros, or menu/toolbar/keyboard customizations from the old Normal.dot. Normal.dot usually is stored in a hidden folder, so it's necessary to tell Windows to display hidden file & folders to see Normal.dot so it can be copied. On his old computer, in Word, choose Tools - Options - File Locations. Normal.dot will have been stored in the User templates location. Note the location, close Word, then use Windows Explorer to copy Normal.dot to the new computer's Templates folder... the location of which is noted below. On the new computer, two things would be necessary to get Word 2007 to use Normal.dot as the starting point for Normal.dotm (the new file format version of Normal.dot that Word 2007 uses). First, Normal.dot would need to be copied to Word 2007's Templates folder. In Word 2007 running in Vista, if you click the Office button - Open, you should see a location under Favorite Links on the left called Templates. This is the location where Normal.dot would need to be copied. Second, to get Word 2007 to use Normal.dot to create a new Normal.dotm, you need to delete or rename the existing Normal.dotm that's in that folder. If your uncle has already used Word 2007 on the new computer, then a Normal.dotm has already been created. With Word closed, simply delete or rename that Normal.dotm, copy Normal.dot from the XP computer to that location, and then start Word (you might need to tell Windows Explorer to display hidden files/folders in Vista). Once done, the next time Word is opened, it will use Normal.dot, and will automatically create a new Normal.dotm based on it when Word is closed. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "Mike Turner" Mike wrote in message ... My Uncle has recently begun using Word 2007 (on a new computer,Vista OS) and would like the default template (I believe called the "normal" template?) to be as per his default template with Word 2003 on his old computer (Win XP). Is it as simple as opening a Word 2003 doc that uses his 2003 default template within the Word 2007 app and somehow saving the template from that? Thanks for any help. Mike Turner |
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