Where are macros, key assignments stored?

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Chuck Goldstein

I thought that macros, key assignments, and styles were stored by default in
normal.dot. At least, they used to be available from one Word doc to
another. Am now using Word 2003. I cannot get macros, key assignments, and
styles available from one document or session to another.What am I doing
wrong?

Chuck
 
Chances are good that you are doing _nothing_ wrong but have installed Adobe
Acrobat version 7!

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_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm.
Otherwise, hold down the Shift key when selecting the File
menu and select Save All.

For alternatives to storing customizations in normal.dot, 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.

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


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Charles,

Many thanks for the advice. Before I read about the Acrobat 7 impact, I did
set up a separate global template, myGlobal.dot as you suggested and that
works fine. Would that be preferable even when normal.dot is
maintaining definitions properly?

I put shortorg.dot into MyGlobal.dot as you suggested. When I click on
"Tools >
Organize Keyboard ..." nothing happens.??? What should I see? Tried to
email Chris Woodman but the email address on his site is inop.
 
Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:53:03 -0800 from Chuck Goldstein
Many thanks for the advice. Before I read about the Acrobat 7 impact, I did
set up a separate global template, myGlobal.dot as you suggested and that
works fine. Would that be preferable even when normal.dot is
maintaining definitions properly?
Click to expand...

Yes, because you never know when normal.dot will get corrupted or
you'll have to reinstall word.
I put shortorg.dot into MyGlobal.dot as you suggested. When I click on
"Tools >
Organize Keyboard ..." nothing happens.??? What should I see? Tried to
email Chris Woodman but the email address on his site is inop.
Click to expand...

Sounds like my experience. I don't understand why so many people
think that program is better than sliced bread.
 
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