OK, still one more follow up question:
I presume that, if I need to create additional custom definitions in the
future, I simply re-export the same key and double-click it on the other
users' PCs, all the definitions, including the new and edited ones, will
still there...
Beth Melton wrote:
You're welcome. I'm glad to hear that's what you were looking for. :-)
It still requires "touching" every computer but it's faster than creating
them for everyone. The method I described is frequently used for moving
custom label definitions to a new computer so it's been used numerous few
times by others if you're worried about anything -- I've used the method
several times as well. :-)
You're presumption is correct, simply double-click the ColorLabels.reg (once
it's on the user's computer) and the custom label definitions will be merged
into to their Registry. Also note the entire Word branch of the Registry is
self-healing so if you feel you've done something wrong it can be
renamed/deleted and a new key, using the defaults, will be created the next
time Word starts. (A method I frequently use to quickly reset training
computers back to the defaults.)
Also note that you need to exit Word after creating the custom label
definitions or you may not see the changes updated the Registry.
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"Fester Bestertester" wrote in message
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Thanks Beth this was exactly the answer I was looking for. Creating a
cheat sheet as suggested previously was the other option I was going to
consider, but that would require the users to look up on the cheat sheet
every time they need to run labels.
Avery is sending me a list of specifications for all their color laserjet
compatible labels. My plan was to create them on my PC, but my next
question was going to be how to distribute those definitions. So thanks
for thinking ahead of me.
So I presume if I open Windows Explorer and navigate to my
"ColorLabels.reg" file, double clicking on it will add the key to the
user's registry. Think I'll test this out on my test box first.
Beth Melton wrote:
The easiest way to do this is to add the Custom Label definition to one
computer and create Reg file for the changes. Then all the user (or
anyone) would need to do is double-click the Reg file to merge the Custom
Label definitions.
Once the Custom Label definitions are created they are located in the
Registry at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Wo rd\Custom Labels
Select the Custom Labels key, click File/Export, make sure "Selected
Branch" is selected, provide a name for the file and click Save. Then
distribute the resulting *.reg file. As noted, double-click the *.reg
file on the other computers to merge the data into their Registry.
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP