Suzanne
Wed Sep 03 17:55:30 CDT 2003
It's also possible that she's confusing Normal.dot (which should not show
any visible content--it should look just like a Blank Document) with the
AutoCorrect list created by the backup macro, which is a text file (list of
word substitutions).
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Nancy" <ibncm@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, Graham ... I'm a little confused as well as I also
> now learned that the two computers are running different
> versions of Windows as well. I've forwarded your message
> directly to her (Cindy) and asked her to get in touch with
> you personally through the board listing from start to
> finish what she is trying to do. You were the one who
> answered our first questions (copying autotext and
> autocorrect entries for backups) so I know if anybody can
> help her/me it will be you!! Thanks, in advance, for the
> excellent help you always provide!!
>
> Nancy
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I'm afraid your friend writes gibberish, but if I can see
> through what she
> >is trying to say, it would appear that she has tried and
> apparently failed
> >to replace the normal.dot file on her new machine with a
> much customized one
> >from another machine?
> >
> >That being the case, your friend should note the location
> of normal.dot on
> >the target machine - which is defined in tools > options
> > file locations >
> >user templates. On a Windows 2000 or XP machine, this
> will almost certainly
> >be:
> >C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Templates.
> >
> >On a Word 2002 installation, normal.dot will be a hidden
> file and she will
> >need to set Windows Explorer to display hidden files in
> order to see it.
> >
> >Copy the customized normal.dot file into this folder
> (with Word closed).
> >
> >I am not sure what she is referring to about the 'list'.
> Could this be the
> >autotext list? Autotext lists are contained in templates -
> usually, but not
> >necessarily, normal.dot. If this is from a company
> machine, the autotexts
> >may be in a global template, in the Word (or Office)
> startup folder.
> >
> >See
>
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm
> >
> >
> >--
> ><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> > E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
> > Web site www.gmayor.dsl.pipex.com
> > Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
> ><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> >
> >
> >Nancy wrote:
> >> Through these boards I found out how to do a lot of
> things
> >> I needed to do to back up autotext and autocorrect, the
> >> last of which was to back up the normal.doc file. This
> is
> >> necessary to put the info on a second computer as well
> as
> >> to maintain backups. Anyway, in helping a friend do this
> >> she ran across a problem (described below from her email
> >> to me) that I can't help her with. If anybody can,
> please
> >> email me directly so I can get it to her along with a
> link
> >> to this site for her future reference. Much
> appreciation,
> >> as always.
> >>
> >> The text of her email (using Windows 98 or XP, Word
> 2000)
> >>
> >> I transferred the normal.dot file from my computer to my
> >> amphion computer and went to save the file last week and
> >> it will not save. if I open my normal.dot file, there is
> >> nothing in it, yet it shows a file size. if I open the
> one
> >> on my computer, I can open the file and see the whole
> >> list. I can't figure this out. do you know if there is a
> >> way to find out if the normal.dot file is where my
> things
> >> are being saved. it is saving any changes I make and I
> >> copied it just like I was told on the page you sent
> >> before. I did the transfer from one computer to another,
> >> so if it was saved to the normal.dot file, I can't
> figure
> >> out why it wouldn't be there. I hate to not back it up
> and
> >> risk losing that file too, as I have made so many
> changes
> >> to it already. any ideas?
> >
> >
> >.
> >