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Headers and Footers/Auto Text
I have several users in the company that have lost their Autotext entries for
example: Author Date Page Number etc etc. I know how to input them manually using the insert and Field option but to do this on so many PC's would be soooo time consuming. My Autotext Field has the standard entries, is there a template I could copy or a setings file that I can copy from my Office Dir on my PC to all the other users PC's so that they get all of their standard autotext entries back?? Thanks in Advance Damian |
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Rename normal.dot to oldnormal.dot. The default entries will be rebuilt.
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org gooner wrote: I have several users in the company that have lost their Autotext entries for example: Author Date Page Number etc etc. I know how to input them manually using the insert and Field option but to do this on so many PC's would be soooo time consuming. My Autotext Field has the standard entries, is there a template I could copy or a setings file that I can copy from my Office Dir on my PC to all the other users PC's so that they get all of their standard autotext entries back?? Thanks in Advance Damian |
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Thanks for that, I cannot believe how easy that is, I wouldn't have thought
it came down to just that. I haven't tried it yet as believe it or not the company I am contrcting in uses one version of normal.dot for the whole company on a network dir. I cannot rename it at present as it is being used by someone, I will post back to let you know. Thanks for your time Graham rgds Damian "Graham Mayor" wrote: Rename normal.dot to oldnormal.dot. The default entries will be rebuilt. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org gooner wrote: I have several users in the company that have lost their Autotext entries for example: Author Date Page Number etc etc. I know how to input them manually using the insert and Field option but to do this on so many PC's would be soooo time consuming. My Autotext Field has the standard entries, is there a template I could copy or a setings file that I can copy from my Office Dir on my PC to all the other users PC's so that they get all of their standard autotext entries back?? Thanks in Advance Damian |
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Normal.dot should not be used as a shared file. It is an individual user
file. Sharing normal.dot is a recipe for disaster and in any case is unnecessary. Company standards can be imposed by using global templates and shared document templates. I would urge you to take this up with the company. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org gooner wrote: Thanks for that, I cannot believe how easy that is, I wouldn't have thought it came down to just that. I haven't tried it yet as believe it or not the company I am contrcting in uses one version of normal.dot for the whole company on a network dir. I cannot rename it at present as it is being used by someone, I will post back to let you know. Thanks for your time Graham rgds Damian "Graham Mayor" wrote: Rename normal.dot to oldnormal.dot. The default entries will be rebuilt. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org gooner wrote: I have several users in the company that have lost their Autotext entries for example: Author Date Page Number etc etc. I know how to input them manually using the insert and Field option but to do this on so many PC's would be soooo time consuming. My Autotext Field has the standard entries, is there a template I could copy or a setings file that I can copy from my Office Dir on my PC to all the other users PC's so that they get all of their standard autotext entries back?? Thanks in Advance Damian |
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If you need ammunition, see “You cannot share the Normal.dot file among
multiple users in Word” http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811468 -- 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. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Normal.dot should not be used as a shared file. It is an individual user file. Sharing normal.dot is a recipe for disaster and in any case is unnecessary. Company standards can be imposed by using global templates and shared document templates. I would urge you to take this up with the company. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org gooner wrote: Thanks for that, I cannot believe how easy that is, I wouldn't have thought it came down to just that. I haven't tried it yet as believe it or not the company I am contrcting in uses one version of normal.dot for the whole company on a network dir. I cannot rename it at present as it is being used by someone, I will post back to let you know. Thanks for your time Graham rgds Damian "Graham Mayor" wrote: Rename normal.dot to oldnormal.dot. The default entries will be rebuilt. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org gooner wrote: I have several users in the company that have lost their Autotext entries for example: Author Date Page Number etc etc. I know how to input them manually using the insert and Field option but to do this on so many PC's would be soooo time consuming. My Autotext Field has the standard entries, is there a template I could copy or a setings file that I can copy from my Office Dir on my PC to all the other users PC's so that they get all of their standard autotext entries back?? Thanks in Advance Damian |
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Suzanne - Thanks for the link. I knew it was there somewhere, but couldn't
locate it earlier -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: If you need ammunition, see “You cannot share the Normal.dot file among multiple users in Word” http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811468 "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Normal.dot should not be used as a shared file. It is an individual user file. Sharing normal.dot is a recipe for disaster and in any case is unnecessary. Company standards can be imposed by using global templates and shared document templates. I would urge you to take this up with the company. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org gooner wrote: Thanks for that, I cannot believe how easy that is, I wouldn't have thought it came down to just that. I haven't tried it yet as believe it or not the company I am contrcting in uses one version of normal.dot for the whole company on a network dir. I cannot rename it at present as it is being used by someone, I will post back to let you know. Thanks for your time Graham rgds Damian "Graham Mayor" wrote: Rename normal.dot to oldnormal.dot. The default entries will be rebuilt. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org gooner wrote: I have several users in the company that have lost their Autotext entries for example: Author Date Page Number etc etc. I know how to input them manually using the insert and Field option but to do this on so many PC's would be soooo time consuming. My Autotext Field has the standard entries, is there a template I could copy or a setings file that I can copy from my Office Dir on my PC to all the other users PC's so that they get all of their standard autotext entries back?? Thanks in Advance Damian |