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Normal.dot Problem
I've taken over someone's old machine which uses Word 2003. When I open a
new document (File | New), it has the following features, which I'd like to eliminate: the Task Pane is active, and several unwanted toolbars appear on the top of the screen. Here's what I tried (unsuccessfully). 1. I opened a new doc using File | New. 2. On the new doc, I closed out the unwanted task pane and toolbars. 3. I saved the resulting doc as a template, which I named normal1.dot, in the same folder as the original normal.dot. 4. I used Windows Explorer to navigate to the Templates folder, deleted normal.dot, and renamed normal1.dot as normal.dot 5. I reopened Word and tried File | New again No change from the original. What have i missed? -- PT |
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With respect to the taskpane - see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...owTaskPane.htm As for the unwanted toolbars, you may have to force them off with autonew and autoopen macros containing the line CommandBars("Toolbar Name").Visible = False where 'toolbar name' is the toolbar you want to switch off. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org PT wrote: I've taken over someone's old machine which uses Word 2003. When I open a new document (File | New), it has the following features, which I'd like to eliminate: the Task Pane is active, and several unwanted toolbars appear on the top of the screen. Here's what I tried (unsuccessfully). 1. I opened a new doc using File | New. 2. On the new doc, I closed out the unwanted task pane and toolbars. 3. I saved the resulting doc as a template, which I named normal1.dot, in the same folder as the original normal.dot. 4. I used Windows Explorer to navigate to the Templates folder, deleted normal.dot, and renamed normal1.dot as normal.dot 5. I reopened Word and tried File | New again No change from the original. What have i missed? |
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I added a button to my own standard toolbar to give me the old File New
dialog without the task pane. It runs the Word command FileNewDialog. -- 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://www.mvps.org/word 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. "PT" wrote in message ... I've taken over someone's old machine which uses Word 2003. When I open a new document (File | New), it has the following features, which I'd like to eliminate: the Task Pane is active, and several unwanted toolbars appear on the top of the screen. Here's what I tried (unsuccessfully). 1. I opened a new doc using File | New. 2. On the new doc, I closed out the unwanted task pane and toolbars. 3. I saved the resulting doc as a template, which I named normal1.dot, in the same folder as the original normal.dot. 4. I used Windows Explorer to navigate to the Templates folder, deleted normal.dot, and renamed normal1.dot as normal.dot 5. I reopened Word and tried File | New again No change from the original. What have i missed? -- PT |
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Same here.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... I added a button to my own standard toolbar to give me the old File New dialog without the task pane. It runs the Word command FileNewDialog. -- 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://www.mvps.org/word 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. "PT" wrote in message ... I've taken over someone's old machine which uses Word 2003. When I open a new document (File | New), it has the following features, which I'd like to eliminate: the Task Pane is active, and several unwanted toolbars appear on the top of the screen. Here's what I tried (unsuccessfully). 1. I opened a new doc using File | New. 2. On the new doc, I closed out the unwanted task pane and toolbars. 3. I saved the resulting doc as a template, which I named normal1.dot, in the same folder as the original normal.dot. 4. I used Windows Explorer to navigate to the Templates folder, deleted normal.dot, and renamed normal1.dot as normal.dot 5. I reopened Word and tried File | New again No change from the original. What have i missed? -- PT |
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I suspect I did it upon your advice. g
-- 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://www.mvps.org/word 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. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Same here. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... I added a button to my own standard toolbar to give me the old File New dialog without the task pane. It runs the Word command FileNewDialog. -- 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://www.mvps.org/word 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. "PT" wrote in message ... I've taken over someone's old machine which uses Word 2003. When I open a new document (File | New), it has the following features, which I'd like to eliminate: the Task Pane is active, and several unwanted toolbars appear on the top of the screen. Here's what I tried (unsuccessfully). 1. I opened a new doc using File | New. 2. On the new doc, I closed out the unwanted task pane and toolbars. 3. I saved the resulting doc as a template, which I named normal1.dot, in the same folder as the original normal.dot. 4. I used Windows Explorer to navigate to the Templates folder, deleted normal.dot, and renamed normal1.dot as normal.dot 5. I reopened Word and tried File | New again No change from the original. What have i missed? -- PT |
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Well, somebody told me how to do it!
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... I suspect I did it upon your advice. g -- 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://www.mvps.org/word 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. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Same here. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... I added a button to my own standard toolbar to give me the old File New dialog without the task pane. It runs the Word command FileNewDialog. -- 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://www.mvps.org/word 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. "PT" wrote in message ... I've taken over someone's old machine which uses Word 2003. When I open a new document (File | New), it has the following features, which I'd like to eliminate: the Task Pane is active, and several unwanted toolbars appear on the top of the screen. Here's what I tried (unsuccessfully). 1. I opened a new doc using File | New. 2. On the new doc, I closed out the unwanted task pane and toolbars. 3. I saved the resulting doc as a template, which I named normal1.dot, in the same folder as the original normal.dot. 4. I used Windows Explorer to navigate to the Templates folder, deleted normal.dot, and renamed normal1.dot as normal.dot 5. I reopened Word and tried File | New again No change from the original. What have i missed? -- PT |
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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... With respect to the taskpane - see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...owTaskPane.htm As for the unwanted toolbars, you may have to force them off with autonew and autoopen macros containing the line CommandBars("Toolbar Name").Visible = False where 'toolbar name' is the toolbar you want to switch off. Is that a Word 2k3 specific? Just curious; I've used Word from day one and never remember that happening. Have Word 2k2 now. Or maybe I misunderstand something; but I -think- I understand the OP. Pop |
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