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Word 2007 - Default Template
How do you create a default document template to include a header and footer.
In Word 2003 that was done through editing the normal.dot. Searched help and can't find it. |
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Word 2007 - Default Template
It is a seriously bad idea to add a header or footer to Normal.dot, but I
can't imagine this is done any differently in Word 2007, which I assume still has a Normal.dot. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bryan" wrote in message ... How do you create a default document template to include a header and footer. In Word 2003 that was done through editing the normal.dot. Searched help and can't find it. |
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Word 2007 - Default Template
In Word 2007, the file is called Normal.dotm (Word 2007 macro-enabled
template is the file format). It should be in Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates If you upgraded from 2003, Word should have converted your normal.dot into its normal.dotm. If it didn't, put your normal.dot in that directory and delete the existing normal.dotm (while Word is closed). That should force Word to upgrade your normal.dot Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message : It is a seriously bad idea to add a header or footer to Normal.dot, but I can't imagine this is done any differently in Word 2007, which I assume still has a Normal.dot. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bryan" wrote in message ... How do you create a default document template to include a header and footer. In Word 2003 that was done through editing the normal.dot. Searched help and can't find it. |
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Word 2007 - Default Template
Thanks. I will try in the morning.
"Patrick Schmid" wrote: In Word 2007, the file is called Normal.dotm (Word 2007 macro-enabled template is the file format). It should be in Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates If you upgraded from 2003, Word should have converted your normal.dot into its normal.dotm. If it didn't, put your normal.dot in that directory and delete the existing normal.dotm (while Word is closed). That should force Word to upgrade your normal.dot Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message : It is a seriously bad idea to add a header or footer to Normal.dot, but I can't imagine this is done any differently in Word 2007, which I assume still has a Normal.dot. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bryan" wrote in message ... How do you create a default document template to include a header and footer. In Word 2003 that was done through editing the normal.dot. Searched help and can't find it. |
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thanks for a real answer. very helpful. as apposed to:
It is a seriously bad idea to add a header or footer to Normal.dot, but I can't imagine this is done any differently in Word 2007, which I assume still has a Normal.dot. shame the one with the question and make assumptions. "Patrick Schmid" wrote: In Word 2007, the file is called Normal.dotm (Word 2007 macro-enabled template is the file format). It should be in Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates If you upgraded from 2003, Word should have converted your normal.dot into its normal.dotm. If it didn't, put your normal.dot in that directory and delete the existing normal.dotm (while Word is closed). That should force Word to upgrade your normal.dot Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message : It is a seriously bad idea to add a header or footer to Normal.dot, but I can't imagine this is done any differently in Word 2007, which I assume still has a Normal.dot. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bryan" wrote in message ... How do you create a default document template to include a header and footer. In Word 2003 that was done through editing the normal.dot. Searched help and can't find it. |
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Word 2007 - Default Template
You would be well advised to create a new template for use when you want a
header and footer to appear in it automatically. Unexpected (actually not unexpected when you realise why it is happening) things may happen with labels if you have a header or footer in the normal template. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "stewart walker" wrote in message ... thanks for a real answer. very helpful. as apposed to: It is a seriously bad idea to add a header or footer to Normal.dot, but I can't imagine this is done any differently in Word 2007, which I assume still has a Normal.dot. shame the one with the question and make assumptions. "Patrick Schmid" wrote: In Word 2007, the file is called Normal.dotm (Word 2007 macro-enabled template is the file format). It should be in Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates If you upgraded from 2003, Word should have converted your normal.dot into its normal.dotm. If it didn't, put your normal.dot in that directory and delete the existing normal.dotm (while Word is closed). That should force Word to upgrade your normal.dot Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message : It is a seriously bad idea to add a header or footer to Normal.dot, but I can't imagine this is done any differently in Word 2007, which I assume still has a Normal.dot. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bryan" wrote in message ... How do you create a default document template to include a header and footer. In Word 2003 that was done through editing the normal.dot. Searched help and can't find it. |
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Word 2007 - Default Template
While Word 2007 does not use the same normal.dot template as earlier
versions, is remains a seriously bad idea to add headers/footers to the replacement normal.dotm default template. As Doug suggests it will make it impossible to create labels correctly using the label tool. I would echo Doug's recommendation to use separate templates for documents that require header/footer information. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org stewart walker wrote: thanks for a real answer. very helpful. as apposed to: It is a seriously bad idea to add a header or footer to Normal.dot, but I can't imagine this is done any differently in Word 2007, which I assume still has a Normal.dot. shame the one with the question and make assumptions. "Patrick Schmid" wrote: In Word 2007, the file is called Normal.dotm (Word 2007 macro-enabled template is the file format). It should be in Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates If you upgraded from 2003, Word should have converted your normal.dot into its normal.dotm. If it didn't, put your normal.dot in that directory and delete the existing normal.dotm (while Word is closed). That should force Word to upgrade your normal.dot Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message : It is a seriously bad idea to add a header or footer to Normal.dot, but I can't imagine this is done any differently in Word 2007, which I assume still has a Normal.dot. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bryan" wrote in message ... How do you create a default document template to include a header and footer. In Word 2003 that was done through editing the normal.dot. Searched help and can't find it. |
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