Not it doesn't.
First, 'Fester' is asking about Word 2000, not Word 2003 or Word 2007.
Second, just because custom label definitions aren't stored in the same
place in Word 2007 it doesn't mean they aren't available. As a matter of
fact, they're even easier to share with others than they were in previous
versions.
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"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
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And that gets you back to what I suggested.
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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The only minor snag is that the label definitions in Word 2003 are at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\W ord\Custom Labels
and not
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Wo rd\Custom Labels
The Word 9 (2000) cyustom definitions would not be transferrable to later
versions, but aside from that all is well and you can merge to each user
as required.
Note that if you update to Word 2007 the whole game stops as custom
labels are not storted in the registry in that version.
Most organisations only use one or two label sizes. Most people can
remember two or three numbers. Write them on the label boxes!
Fester Bestertester wrote:
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
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