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Copying the setup of Word to another PC
I've set up my copy of Word so that it's just how I want it, (macros, toolbar
buttons including some I've created myself, keyboard shortcuts). How do I copy the setup to another PC running Word. Should I just copy the normal.dot over, or is there more to it than that? I've read about template bloat, and how to clear it (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/TemplateBloat.htm). The article mentions compiling the VBA. How do I do this? I thought that VBA was an interpreted language so didn't need to be compile. |
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Have a look at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm and other
articles linked to it for suggestions on transferring settings to a different computer. -- 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. "Jon" wrote in message ... I've set up my copy of Word so that it's just how I want it, (macros, toolbar buttons including some I've created myself, keyboard shortcuts). How do I copy the setup to another PC running Word. Should I just copy the normal.dot over, or is there more to it than that? I've read about template bloat, and how to clear it (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/TemplateBloat.htm). The article mentions compiling the VBA. How do I do this? I thought that VBA was an interpreted language so didn't need to be compile. |
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I don't recommend directly copying normal.dot. Instead rename it something
like normalold.dot and put it in the Word Startup folder as a secondary global template. (Pull duplicate AutoText out of it first.) 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. -- 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. "Jon" wrote in message ... I've set up my copy of Word so that it's just how I want it, (macros, toolbar buttons including some I've created myself, keyboard shortcuts). How do I copy the setup to another PC running Word. Should I just copy the normal.dot over, or is there more to it than that? I've read about template bloat, and how to clear it (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/TemplateBloat.htm). The article mentions compiling the VBA. How do I do this? I thought that VBA was an interpreted language so didn't need to be compile. |
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It's sounds incredibly complicated. What's the problem wth directly copying
normal.dot? "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... I don't recommend directly copying normal.dot. Instead rename it something like normalold.dot and put it in the Word Startup folder as a secondary global template. (Pull duplicate AutoText out of it first.) 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. -- 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. "Jon" wrote in message ... I've set up my copy of Word so that it's just how I want it, (macros, toolbar buttons including some I've created myself, keyboard shortcuts). How do I copy the setup to another PC running Word. Should I just copy the normal.dot over, or is there more to it than that? I've read about template bloat, and how to clear it (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/TemplateBloat.htm). The article mentions compiling the VBA. How do I do this? I thought that VBA was an interpreted language so didn't need to be compile. |
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If you're copying it to a computer using the same version of Word, there's
probably no harm, but keep in mind that not everything is stored in Normal.dot. Some customizations are stored elsewhere. -- 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. "Jon" wrote in message ... It's sounds incredibly complicated. What's the problem wth directly copying normal.dot? "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... I don't recommend directly copying normal.dot. Instead rename it something like normalold.dot and put it in the Word Startup folder as a secondary global template. (Pull duplicate AutoText out of it first.) 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. -- 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. "Jon" wrote in message ... I've set up my copy of Word so that it's just how I want it, (macros, toolbar buttons including some I've created myself, keyboard shortcuts). How do I copy the setup to another PC running Word. Should I just copy the normal.dot over, or is there more to it than that? I've read about template bloat, and how to clear it (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/TemplateBloat.htm). The article mentions compiling the VBA. How do I do this? I thought that VBA was an interpreted language so didn't need to be compile. |
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Thanks for the replys Suzanne and Charles. No one has answered my question
about compiling the VBA. Perhaps I should ask the question in one of the VBA groups. "Jon" wrote: I've set up my copy of Word so that it's just how I want it, (macros, toolbar buttons including some I've created myself, keyboard shortcuts). How do I copy the setup to another PC running Word. Should I just copy the normal.dot over, or is there more to it than that? I've read about template bloat, and how to clear it (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/TemplateBloat.htm). The article mentions compiling the VBA. How do I do this? I thought that VBA was an interpreted language so didn't need to be compile. |
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