Hello LegalLegalbear wrote:
My office will soon be migrating from Word 2000 to 2007.
I have a large number of custom macros in the normal.dot template.
Will these migrate to Word 2007, i.e., does it use the normal.dot template?
yes, they will "migrate" (whatever that means in this context ...): Word
2007's global template is called "Normal.dotx", or, as in your case,
"Normal.dotm" ("m" for Macro-enabled").
Whether they also work in 2007, in the same way as in 2000, can only be
decided by looking at them in detail. Some functionality has been added,
and since the file format and UI are totally new, things dealing with
that might and might not.
If not, how do I go about getting them up and running in Word 2007?
This also includes a number of custom menus and toolbar items.
Alas, then your macros need redesign, at least GUI-wise: there are no
toolbars anymore in 2007.
I use these constantly (legal secretary) and I need to be able to get up and
running quickly!!
There are third-party tools enabling mere mortal users (like me) to get
back a lot of the "cusomizability", see for instance:
http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribbon...ndexGerman.php
Prepare for a great many new things to digest with the new version: it's
easily been the biggest change for Word in many versions. The more you
know about the UI, the steeper the learning curve will be.
HTH
Robert
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