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Frustration: changes to Normal don't stick!
I was recently upgraded from Windows / Word 2000 to Windows / Word XP. I
was able to bring my previous Normal.dot over, with all my buttons and macros. Since then, though, I have been unable to add a button, even though the macro code is there, and add an Add-In, and have these changes stick from one instance to the next! I close Word and lose these changes! I tried opening Normal itself rather than just a blank document and making the changes - still no joy! Any suggestions? Would permissions settings have anything to do with this? Ed |
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Frustration: changes to Normal don't stick!
If you by chance have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed, see the last part of
http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... I was recently upgraded from Windows / Word 2000 to Windows / Word XP. I was able to bring my previous Normal.dot over, with all my buttons and macros. Since then, though, I have been unable to add a button, even though the macro code is there, and add an Add-In, and have these changes stick from one instance to the next! I close Word and lose these changes! I tried opening Normal itself rather than just a blank document and making the changes - still no joy! Any suggestions? Would permissions settings have anything to do with this? Ed |
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Frustration: changes to Normal don't stick!
Thanks, Suzanne. Yes, we do have Adobe Reader 7.0.5 installed, so that may
indeed be the issue. I'm assuming that if the registry is edited to prevent the COM add-in from loading, that does not prevent the Reader from being used if an Adobe document is opened? it only prevents the add-in from interacting with Word? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you by chance have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed, see the last part of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... I was recently upgraded from Windows / Word 2000 to Windows / Word XP. I was able to bring my previous Normal.dot over, with all my buttons and macros. Since then, though, I have been unable to add a button, even though the macro code is there, and add an Add-In, and have these changes stick from one instance to the next! I close Word and lose these changes! I tried opening Normal itself rather than just a blank document and making the changes - still no joy! Any suggestions? Would permissions settings have anything to do with this? Ed |
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Frustration: changes to Normal don't stick!
Adobe Reader is not the issue, just Acrobat, so you'll have to look
elsewhere for the problem. The Shift+File | Save All workaround will still work regardless of what is causing the problem. -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... Thanks, Suzanne. Yes, we do have Adobe Reader 7.0.5 installed, so that may indeed be the issue. I'm assuming that if the registry is edited to prevent the COM add-in from loading, that does not prevent the Reader from being used if an Adobe document is opened? it only prevents the add-in from interacting with Word? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you by chance have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed, see the last part of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... I was recently upgraded from Windows / Word 2000 to Windows / Word XP. I was able to bring my previous Normal.dot over, with all my buttons and macros. Since then, though, I have been unable to add a button, even though the macro code is there, and add an Add-In, and have these changes stick from one instance to the next! I close Word and lose these changes! I tried opening Normal itself rather than just a blank document and making the changes - still no joy! Any suggestions? Would permissions settings have anything to do with this? Ed |
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Frustration: changes to Normal don't stick!
Well, I got the macro and button to stick, but the add-in won't! I add it
under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins. But I can't see it using the Add-In Manager in the VBE. Should I? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you by chance have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed, see the last part of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... I was recently upgraded from Windows / Word 2000 to Windows / Word XP. I was able to bring my previous Normal.dot over, with all my buttons and macros. Since then, though, I have been unable to add a button, even though the macro code is there, and add an Add-In, and have these changes stick from one instance to the next! I close Word and lose these changes! I tried opening Normal itself rather than just a blank document and making the changes - still no joy! Any suggestions? Would permissions settings have anything to do with this? Ed |
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Frustration: changes to Normal don't stick!
If you want an add-in always to be present in Word, it should be stored in
Word's Startup folder. -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... Well, I got the macro and button to stick, but the add-in won't! I add it under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins. But I can't see it using the Add-In Manager in the VBE. Should I? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you by chance have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed, see the last part of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... I was recently upgraded from Windows / Word 2000 to Windows / Word XP. I was able to bring my previous Normal.dot over, with all my buttons and macros. Since then, though, I have been unable to add a button, even though the macro code is there, and add an Add-In, and have these changes stick from one instance to the next! I close Word and lose these changes! I tried opening Normal itself rather than just a blank document and making the changes - still no joy! Any suggestions? Would permissions settings have anything to do with this? Ed |
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Frustration: changes to Normal don't stick!
Thanks for sticking with this for a bit, Suzanne. I have the Add-In (it's a
Google Search Add-In written by Ron DeBruin) in the same folder as Normal. I can add it through ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins as described before, and do a Shift + Save All - but when I close and reopen, it's listed under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins, but not checked. Is there a way to resolve this? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you want an add-in always to be present in Word, it should be stored in Word's Startup folder. -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... Well, I got the macro and button to stick, but the add-in won't! I add it under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins. But I can't see it using the Add-In Manager in the VBE. Should I? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you by chance have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed, see the last part of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... I was recently upgraded from Windows / Word 2000 to Windows / Word XP. I was able to bring my previous Normal.dot over, with all my buttons and macros. Since then, though, I have been unable to add a button, even though the macro code is there, and add an Add-In, and have these changes stick from one instance to the next! I close Word and lose these changes! I tried opening Normal itself rather than just a blank document and making the changes - still no joy! Any suggestions? Would permissions settings have anything to do with this? Ed |
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Frustration: changes to Normal don't stick!
Add-ins that are not in Word's Startup folder are not loaded at startup and
will have to be added manually. If you want it to load every time you start Word, you have to put it in Word's Startup folder. -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... Thanks for sticking with this for a bit, Suzanne. I have the Add-In (it's a Google Search Add-In written by Ron DeBruin) in the same folder as Normal. I can add it through ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins as described before, and do a Shift + Save All - but when I close and reopen, it's listed under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins, but not checked. Is there a way to resolve this? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you want an add-in always to be present in Word, it should be stored in Word's Startup folder. -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... Well, I got the macro and button to stick, but the add-in won't! I add it under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins. But I can't see it using the Add-In Manager in the VBE. Should I? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you by chance have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed, see the last part of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... I was recently upgraded from Windows / Word 2000 to Windows / Word XP. I was able to bring my previous Normal.dot over, with all my buttons and macros. Since then, though, I have been unable to add a button, even though the macro code is there, and add an Add-In, and have these changes stick from one instance to the next! I close Word and lose these changes! I tried opening Normal itself rather than just a blank document and making the changes - still no joy! Any suggestions? Would permissions settings have anything to do with this? Ed |
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Frustration: changes to Normal don't stick!
Move the add-in from the User templates folder to the Word startup folder,
the location of which is defined at tools options file locations startup. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Ed wrote: Thanks for sticking with this for a bit, Suzanne. I have the Add-In (it's a Google Search Add-In written by Ron DeBruin) in the same folder as Normal. I can add it through ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins as described before, and do a Shift + Save All - but when I close and reopen, it's listed under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins, but not checked. Is there a way to resolve this? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you want an add-in always to be present in Word, it should be stored in Word's Startup folder. -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... Well, I got the macro and button to stick, but the add-in won't! I add it under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins. But I can't see it using the Add-In Manager in the VBE. Should I? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you by chance have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed, see the last part of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... I was recently upgraded from Windows / Word 2000 to Windows / Word XP. I was able to bring my previous Normal.dot over, with all my buttons and macros. Since then, though, I have been unable to add a button, even though the macro code is there, and add an Add-In, and have these changes stick from one instance to the next! I close Word and lose these changes! I tried opening Normal itself rather than just a blank document and making the changes - still no joy! Any suggestions? Would permissions settings have anything to do with this? Ed |
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Frustration: changes to Normal don't stick!
D'oh! I knew that - at one time! Thanks, Suzanne.
Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Add-ins that are not in Word's Startup folder are not loaded at startup and will have to be added manually. If you want it to load every time you start Word, you have to put it in Word's Startup folder. -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... Thanks for sticking with this for a bit, Suzanne. I have the Add-In (it's a Google Search Add-In written by Ron DeBruin) in the same folder as Normal. I can add it through ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins as described before, and do a Shift + Save All - but when I close and reopen, it's listed under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins, but not checked. Is there a way to resolve this? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you want an add-in always to be present in Word, it should be stored in Word's Startup folder. -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... Well, I got the macro and button to stick, but the add-in won't! I add it under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins. But I can't see it using the Add-In Manager in the VBE. Should I? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you by chance have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed, see the last part of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... I was recently upgraded from Windows / Word 2000 to Windows / Word XP. I was able to bring my previous Normal.dot over, with all my buttons and macros. Since then, though, I have been unable to add a button, even though the macro code is there, and add an Add-In, and have these changes stick from one instance to the next! I close Word and lose these changes! I tried opening Normal itself rather than just a blank document and making the changes - still no joy! Any suggestions? Would permissions settings have anything to do with this? Ed |
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Frustration: changes to Normal don't stick!
D'oh! I knew that - at one time! Thanks, Graham.
Ed "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Move the add-in from the User templates folder to the Word startup folder, the location of which is defined at tools options file locations startup. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Ed wrote: Thanks for sticking with this for a bit, Suzanne. I have the Add-In (it's a Google Search Add-In written by Ron DeBruin) in the same folder as Normal. I can add it through ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins as described before, and do a Shift + Save All - but when I close and reopen, it's listed under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins, but not checked. Is there a way to resolve this? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you want an add-in always to be present in Word, it should be stored in Word's Startup folder. -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... Well, I got the macro and button to stick, but the add-in won't! I add it under ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins. But I can't see it using the Add-In Manager in the VBE. Should I? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you by chance have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed, see the last part of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "Ed" wrote in message ... I was recently upgraded from Windows / Word 2000 to Windows / Word XP. I was able to bring my previous Normal.dot over, with all my buttons and macros. Since then, though, I have been unable to add a button, even though the macro code is there, and add an Add-In, and have these changes stick from one instance to the next! I close Word and lose these changes! I tried opening Normal itself rather than just a blank document and making the changes - still no joy! Any suggestions? Would permissions settings have anything to do with this? Ed |
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