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Losing macros!
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Edgar A Pearlstein
2005-05-23 18:49:48 UTC
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I have two computers running Word2003 with XP_Pro.
On one of them I can create a macro and keep it OK. But on the other, I can
create the macro successfully, but when I leave Word and re-enter, the macro
is gone.

(The same happens when I customize the toolbar.)

I can't find any obvious difference in the way the two computers are set up.
Charles Kenyon
2005-05-23 22:03:59 UTC
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My guess, the losing computer has Adobe Acrobat 7 installed. This prevents
the saving of changes to normal.dot. You can save your macros and toolbars
in a separate global template. 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.

Alternatively, you can follow the directions at the end of Graham Mayor's
page http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm.
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Post by Edgar A Pearlstein
I have two computers running Word2003 with XP_Pro.
On one of them I can create a macro and keep it OK. But on the other, I can
create the macro successfully, but when I leave Word and re-enter, the macro
is gone.
(The same happens when I customize the toolbar.)
I can't find any obvious difference in the way the two computers are set up.
Edgar A Pearlstein
2005-05-24 02:37:53 UTC
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Your guess is correct! I do have Acrobat 7 installed. I have solved the
problem, though. I looked in the BOOK (!) that came with Word2, and it
said that one must finish by the SaveAll command. That did the trick,
both for macros and the customizing of the toolbar.

Charles Kenyon (***@remove.no.spam.addbalance.com) wrote:
: My guess, the losing computer has Adobe Acrobat 7 installed. This prevents
: the saving of changes to normal.dot. You can save your macros and toolbars
: in a separate global template. 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.
:
: Alternatively, you can follow the directions at the end of Graham Mayor's
: page http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm.
: --
:
: 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!
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: 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.
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: "Edgar A Pearlstein" <***@unlserve.unl.edu> wrote in message
: news:d6t8kc$5jj$***@unlnews.unl.edu...
: > I have two computers running Word2003 with XP_Pro.
: > On one of them I can create a macro and keep it OK. But on the other, I
: > can
: > create the macro successfully, but when I leave Word and re-enter, the
: > macro
: > is gone.
: >
: > (The same happens when I customize the toolbar.)
: >
: > I can't find any obvious difference in the way the two computers are set
: > up.
:
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