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Where are macros, key assignments stored?
I thought that macros, key assignments, and styles were stored by default in
normal.dot. At least, they used to be available from one Word doc to another. Am now using Word 2003. I cannot get macros, key assignments, and styles available from one document or session to another.What am I doing wrong? Chuck |
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Where are macros, key assignments stored?
Chances are good that you are doing _nothing_ wrong but have installed Adobe
Acrobat version 7! From the FAQ: 28. I can't save my customizations - AutoText, menus, etc. Can't save normal.dot... If you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed see the last section of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm. Otherwise, hold down the Shift key when selecting the File menu and select Save All. For alternatives to storing customizations in normal.dot, see http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step instructions on moving / sharing / copying / backing-up customizations including AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, toolbars, macros, etc. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Chuck Goldstein" wrote in message ... I thought that macros, key assignments, and styles were stored by default in normal.dot. At least, they used to be available from one Word doc to another. Am now using Word 2003. I cannot get macros, key assignments, and styles available from one document or session to another.What am I doing wrong? Chuck |
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Where are macros, key assignments stored?
Charles,
Many thanks for the advice. Before I read about the Acrobat 7 impact, I did set up a separate global template, myGlobal.dot as you suggested and that works fine. Would that be preferable even when normal.dot is maintaining definitions properly? I put shortorg.dot into MyGlobal.dot as you suggested. When I click on "Tools Organize Keyboard ..." nothing happens.??? What should I see? Tried to email Chris Woodman but the email address on his site is inop. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... Chances are good that you are doing _nothing_ wrong but have installed Adobe Acrobat version 7! From the FAQ: 28. I can't save my customizations - AutoText, menus, etc. Can't save normal.dot... If you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed see the last section of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm. Otherwise, hold down the Shift key when selecting the File menu and select Save All. For alternatives to storing customizations in normal.dot, see http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step instructions on moving / sharing / copying / backing-up customizations including AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, toolbars, macros, etc. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Chuck Goldstein" wrote in message ... I thought that macros, key assignments, and styles were stored by default in normal.dot. At least, they used to be available from one Word doc to another. Am now using Word 2003. I cannot get macros, key assignments, and styles available from one document or session to another.What am I doing wrong? Chuck |
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Where are macros, key assignments stored?
Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:53:03 -0800 from Chuck Goldstein
: Many thanks for the advice. Before I read about the Acrobat 7 impact, I did set up a separate global template, myGlobal.dot as you suggested and that works fine. Would that be preferable even when normal.dot is maintaining definitions properly? Yes, because you never know when normal.dot will get corrupted or you'll have to reinstall word. I put shortorg.dot into MyGlobal.dot as you suggested. When I click on "Tools Organize Keyboard ..." nothing happens.??? What should I see? Tried to email Chris Woodman but the email address on his site is inop. Sounds like my experience. I don't understand why so many people think that program is better than sliced bread. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ "If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/ |
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Where are macros, key assignments stored?
Thanks, Stan. At least I know it is not just me.
Chuck "Stan Brown" wrote in message t... Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:53:03 -0800 from Chuck Goldstein : Many thanks for the advice. Before I read about the Acrobat 7 impact, I did set up a separate global template, myGlobal.dot as you suggested and that works fine. Would that be preferable even when normal.dot is maintaining definitions properly? Yes, because you never know when normal.dot will get corrupted or you'll have to reinstall word. I put shortorg.dot into MyGlobal.dot as you suggested. When I click on "Tools Organize Keyboard ..." nothing happens.??? What should I see? Tried to email Chris Woodman but the email address on his site is inop. Sounds like my experience. I don't understand why so many people think that program is better than sliced bread. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ "If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/ |
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