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Missing Macros
I have created several templates and created a toolbar with macros for each
template. The templates are sitting on a network. I have successfully installed the toolbar on 5 computers and the macros work. However, one computer will not retain the macros or the toolbar once Word has been closed and re-opened. The normal.dot template does not even save changes if I change the default font. One opening Word again the font is back to the original. Any ideas? Dawn |
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Missing Macros
Intereference from Acrobat is a common cause: a) the Acrobat 6 add-in
merrily resets the Word toolbar, discarding any other customisations; b) Acrobat 7 disables Save for normal.dot. "DP" wrote in message ... I have created several templates and created a toolbar with macros for each template. The templates are sitting on a network. I have successfully installed the toolbar on 5 computers and the macros work. However, one computer will not retain the macros or the toolbar once Word has been closed and re-opened. The normal.dot template does not even save changes if I change the default font. One opening Word again the font is back to the original. Any ideas? Dawn |
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Saving your templates and their toolbars is a separate issue from saving
changes to normal.dot. Your templates should be in a workgroup templates folder that each user has access to. The toolbar and related macros for each template should be in that template, not in normal.dot. For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog, and locations of templates folders see http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm. For more on distributing templates with macros, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...buteMacros.htm. For inability to save changes to normal.dot, the most likely culprit is Adobe Acrobat 7. See http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm. -- 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. See also http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331259.html. 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. "DP" wrote in message ... I have created several templates and created a toolbar with macros for each template. The templates are sitting on a network. I have successfully installed the toolbar on 5 computers and the macros work. However, one computer will not retain the macros or the toolbar once Word has been closed and re-opened. The normal.dot template does not even save changes if I change the default font. One opening Word again the font is back to the original. Any ideas? Dawn |
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Missing Macros
Thanks for the tip. Is there anything I can do to counteract this conflict?
"Jezebel" wrote: Intereference from Acrobat is a common cause: a) the Acrobat 6 add-in merrily resets the Word toolbar, discarding any other customisations; b) Acrobat 7 disables Save for normal.dot. "DP" wrote in message ... I have created several templates and created a toolbar with macros for each template. The templates are sitting on a network. I have successfully installed the toolbar on 5 computers and the macros work. However, one computer will not retain the macros or the toolbar once Word has been closed and re-opened. The normal.dot template does not even save changes if I change the default font. One opening Word again the font is back to the original. Any ideas? Dawn |
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The templates are saved in a folder accessable by all and the workgroup file
location is pointing to the folder. The toolbars and related macros are stored in the templates but don't I need to have them store in normal so that when you open Word you can click on the button and you get document? "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Saving your templates and their toolbars is a separate issue from saving changes to normal.dot. Your templates should be in a workgroup templates folder that each user has access to. The toolbar and related macros for each template should be in that template, not in normal.dot. For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog, and locations of templates folders see http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm. For more on distributing templates with macros, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...buteMacros.htm. For inability to save changes to normal.dot, the most likely culprit is Adobe Acrobat 7. See http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm. -- 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. See also http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331259.html. 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. "DP" wrote in message ... I have created several templates and created a toolbar with macros for each template. The templates are sitting on a network. I have successfully installed the toolbar on 5 computers and the macros work. However, one computer will not retain the macros or the toolbar once Word has been closed and re-opened. The normal.dot template does not even save changes if I change the default font. One opening Word again the font is back to the original. Any ideas? Dawn |
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If you're dealing with an add-in vs. Acrobat 6, rename the add-in so it
precedes PDFMaker.dot alphabetically: add-ins are loaded in reverse alphabetical order. With Acrobat 7, you can force a save of normal.dot by switching to VBA and entering this in the immediate window: templates("normal.dot").saved = false templates("normal.dot").save "DP" wrote in message ... Thanks for the tip. Is there anything I can do to counteract this conflict? "Jezebel" wrote: Intereference from Acrobat is a common cause: a) the Acrobat 6 add-in merrily resets the Word toolbar, discarding any other customisations; b) Acrobat 7 disables Save for normal.dot. "DP" wrote in message ... I have created several templates and created a toolbar with macros for each template. The templates are sitting on a network. I have successfully installed the toolbar on 5 computers and the macros work. However, one computer will not retain the macros or the toolbar once Word has been closed and re-opened. The normal.dot template does not even save changes if I change the default font. One opening Word again the font is back to the original. Any ideas? Dawn |
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No, you don't want to mess with normal.dot. If you are trying to have
toolbars that are accessible in all documents (not just those based on your templates) then you would put the toolbars and related macros (macros first) in a separate global template. For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog, and locations of templates folders see http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm. By the way, read Graham Mayor's page on Adobe. The answer you want is toward the bottom, but it makes enjoyable ? reading seeing how badly Adobe has messed up Word over the years. -- 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. "DP" wrote in message ... The templates are saved in a folder accessable by all and the workgroup file location is pointing to the folder. The toolbars and related macros are stored in the templates but don't I need to have them store in normal so that when you open Word you can click on the button and you get document? "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Saving your templates and their toolbars is a separate issue from saving changes to normal.dot. Your templates should be in a workgroup templates folder that each user has access to. The toolbar and related macros for each template should be in that template, not in normal.dot. For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog, and locations of templates folders see http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm. For more on distributing templates with macros, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...buteMacros.htm. For inability to save changes to normal.dot, the most likely culprit is Adobe Acrobat 7. See http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm. -- 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. See also http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331259.html. 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. "DP" wrote in message ... I have created several templates and created a toolbar with macros for each template. The templates are sitting on a network. I have successfully installed the toolbar on 5 computers and the macros work. However, one computer will not retain the macros or the toolbar once Word has been closed and re-opened. The normal.dot template does not even save changes if I change the default font. One opening Word again the font is back to the original. Any ideas? Dawn |
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