[HDias]

I just got a brand new laptop and am using Office 2002 with service pack 3.
I is a company computer.

When I create a macro from scratch, it is saved in the normal.dot template
(at least that is where it is ponting to when I create it). I can use the
macro and it works fine until I TOTALLY exit from word.

When I re-open Word the macro is not there.

I have checked my options and my macros are being stored where they should
be. Not sure why this fluke is happening.

Does anyone have any ideas?

[Jay Freedman]

It sounds like normal.dot isn't being saved. One possible cause is an
add-in from an early build of Adobe Acrobat 7 -- see the last section
of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm.

Try holding Shift while you click the File menu, and select Save All.
That should force normal.dot to save.

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Jay Freedman
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On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:04:02 -0700, HDias
wrote:

I just got a brand new laptop and am using Office 2002 with service pack 3.
I is a company computer.

When I create a macro from scratch, it is saved in the normal.dot template
(at least that is where it is ponting to when I create it). I can use the
macro and it works fine until I TOTALLY exit from word.

When I re-open Word the macro is not there.

I have checked my options and my macros are being stored where they should
be. Not sure why this fluke is happening.

Does anyone have any ideas?

[HDias]

I tried your suggestion and it saved the macro. The problem I am now having
is I have assigned the macro to a set of key strokes Alt n. The key
strokes work until I exit Word totally. When I try and use the Alt n it does
not work. However when I go to the macro list, select the macro and use
RUN, it works....any ideas why the key strokes are not saving?

"HDias" wrote:

I just got a brand new laptop and am using Office 2002 with service pack 3.
I is a company computer.

When I create a macro from scratch, it is saved in the normal.dot template
(at least that is where it is ponting to when I create it). I can use the
macro and it works fine until I TOTALLY exit from word.

When I re-open Word the macro is not there.

I have checked my options and my macros are being stored where they should
be. Not sure why this fluke is happening.

Does anyone have any ideas?

[Jay Freedman]

No, the keystrokes should be saved in the template at the same time as
everything else.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

HDias wrote:
I tried your suggestion and it saved the macro. The problem I am now
having is I have assigned the macro to a set of key strokes Alt n.
The key strokes work until I exit Word totally. When I try and use
the Alt n it does not work. However when I go to the macro list,
select the macro and use RUN, it works....any ideas why the key
strokes are not saving?

"HDias" wrote:

I just got a brand new laptop and am using Office 2002 with service
pack 3. I is a company computer.

When I create a macro from scratch, it is saved in the normal.dot
template (at least that is where it is ponting to when I create it).
I can use the macro and it works fine until I TOTALLY exit from word.

When I re-open Word the macro is not there.

I have checked my options and my macros are being stored where they
should be. Not sure why this fluke is happening.

Does anyone have any ideas?