Normal.dot cannot be created by users, only by Word itself. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...alTemplate.htm and
€śWD2002: Styles and AutoText Are Not Copied to New Template Based on
Normal.dot€ť at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291441
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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http://word.mvps.org
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"MooseMan" wrote in message
...
Suzanne,
I have created a new Normal.dot with custom margins and desired font. It
replaced the default Normal.dot. In past I was able to do that. I
checked
InsertAutoCorrectAutotext and Look In was set to All active templates, I
changed it to Normal.dot (global template) the only other choice in the
drop
down. It did not affect my problem. I closed Word and re-launched and
that
setting changed back to All active template from Normal.dot.
Is it clear, the Header/Footer control window has grayed out Insert
AutoText
which I believe has choice to insert the filename as a field in my footer.
Once set in the Normal.dot, when I create a new document and save it, the
filename would progogate the header location where I inserted the filename
field.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Either you have "Look in" set to something other than "All active
templates"
in Insert | AutoText | AutoText, or you have overwritten Normal.dot with
a
document or another template.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"MooseMan" wrote in message
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I want to select filename option to place in footer of my template
Word
doc
so I don't have to go to ToolsInsert Field select Filename for every
new
doc.
The item called Autotext is grayed out (disabled) in the Header/Footer
window. I am running Office Pro 2000 on WinXP Pro with SP2. I have
searched Help and the Knoledge Base for clues but found none. I had
used
this feature when I was running the same product on my old slow Win98
machine. I'd guess somewhere I need to load something or other. Help
would
be appreciated.