Is there a way to export your toolbar layout (the buttons at the top of the
screen) and import it in another copy of Word?

This would be quite helpful because, you know, it takes a long time to
customize it manually.

Thanks.

These settings are saved in templates, Normal.dot if you haven't explicitly
selected a different one.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"JNelsonW" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to export your toolbar layout (the buttons at the top of
the
screen) and import it in another copy of Word?

This would be quite helpful because, you know, it takes a long time to
customize it manually.

Thanks.

I see, so I simply replace the Normal.dot from the second copy with the
Normal.dot from the first?

Very good. Thank you.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

These settings are saved in templates, Normal.dot if you haven't explicitly
selected a different one.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"JNelsonW" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to export your toolbar layout (the buttons at the top of
the
screen) and import it in another copy of Word?

This would be quite helpful because, you know, it takes a long time to
customize it manually.

Thanks.

Not quite. For best results use the organiser to import the toolbars from
the modified one to the second PC.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




JNelsonW wrote:
I see, so I simply replace the Normal.dot from the second copy with
the Normal.dot from the first?

Very good. Thank you.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

These settings are saved in templates, Normal.dot if you haven't
explicitly selected a different one.

--
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.

"JNelsonW" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to export your toolbar layout (the buttons at the
top of the screen) and import it in another copy of Word?

This would be quite helpful because, you know, it takes a long time
to customize it manually.

Thanks.

But note that you can move only custom toolbars (not customized built-in
ones). You can get around this by dragging all the custom buttons to a new
custom toolbar, copying that toolbar into the new Normal.dot, and then
dragging the buttons onto the built-in toolbar.

For more on backing up and restoring settings, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm and
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...utocorrect.htm

For more on templates and what they store, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...latesStore.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Not quite. For best results use the organiser to import the toolbars from
the modified one to the second PC.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




JNelsonW wrote:
I see, so I simply replace the Normal.dot from the second copy with
the Normal.dot from the first?

Very good. Thank you.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

These settings are saved in templates, Normal.dot if you haven't
explicitly selected a different one.

--
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.

"JNelsonW" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to export your toolbar layout (the buttons at the
top of the screen) and import it in another copy of Word?

This would be quite helpful because, you know, it takes a long time
to customize it manually.

Thanks.