Chris
Thu Dec 15 12:37:02 CST 2005
I will try putting the file in the templates folder and see if that helps
also where woukd I find the "macro
> security option to trust projects in installed templates and Add-Ins is
> checked"?
Chris A
"Charles Kenyon" wrote:
> This is macro security on the user's machine. If the template is put in the
> user templates folder or the workgroup templates folder and the macro
> security option to trust projects in installed templates and Add-Ins is
> checked, your users will not get the message and the macros will run.
> --
> Charles Kenyon
>
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> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > Charles, it seems like I am almost there because it works fine on my
> > computer
> > but another user is getting a macro message that says..."The macros in
> > this
> > project...are diabled, click on the Help...
> >
> > So what is that all about?
> >
> > And I have another user when he brings it up he does not get that message,
> > he gets the "Enable / Disable Macros dialog box and if he clicks Enable,
> > then
> > the document works fine.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > "Charles Kenyon" wrote:
> >
> >> In the VBA editor, you insert a module to a template or document. When
> >> recording macros, you designate a different place for storage.
> >>
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/VBABasicsIn15Mins.htm
> >>
> >> Again, multiple ASK fields are a real pain to use. You do not want them
> >> triggered every time a document is opened or you will drive your users up
> >> a
> >> wall.
> >> --
> >> 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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> >> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E7237D86-44F0-451C-B5C1-B4BB8D3DC058@microsoft.com...
> >> > Charles, can you explain ti me how to save the macros in the document?
> >> > The
> >> > only option I see in the VB editor is to save Normal. As far as the
> >> > macros
> >> > being disabled, I checked that and they are enabled.
> >> >
> >> > Chris A
> >> >
> >> > "Charles Kenyon" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Chances are that your macros are not stored in your template but in
> >> >> normal.dot. Otherwise, it is possible that the recipient has macro
> >> >> security
> >> >> set to high. If the latter, you can have the user put the template in
> >> >> the
> >> >> user templates folder rather than on the desktop.
> >> >> --
> >> >> 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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> >> >>
> >> >> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:7F06A8F5-3226-4BA9-ADAC-4DD39FBD691E@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Charles, what about giving this document to another user, should
> >> >> > they
> >> >> > have
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > problem using the .dot with the macros and Ask I created? I gave it
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > another user and they were not presented with the dialog boxes, but
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > works
> >> >> > fine on my computer.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > CA
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Charles Kenyon" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Yes, although this is probably not good practice. If they have new
> >> >> >> answers,
> >> >> >> they probably need a new document based on your template. Getting
> >> >> >> an
> >> >> >> Ask
> >> >> >> field to ask again requires macros. See the Ask and Fill-In field
> >> >> >> tutorial
> >> >> >> at
http://addbalance.com/word/download.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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
> >> >> >> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
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> >> >> >> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
> >> >> >> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:4AD046C5-81A5-4158-833B-20DDC240015E@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > Ok, I have created myself a template, created some macros and
> >> >> >> > "Ask"
> >> >> >> > boxes.
> >> >> >> > Everything works great when I want to create a new document from
> >> >> >> > an
> >> >> >> > existing
> >> >> >> > template. But what if I want this template to be a .doc they open
> >> >> >> > up
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > .doc
> >> >> >> > and be asked my "Ask" questions. Is this possible?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > The quick reason for this is we have a document management system
> >> >> >> > and
> >> >> >> > when
> >> >> >> > you create a new document you are actually opening up the .dot
> >> >> >> > not
> >> >> >> > creating a
> >> >> >> > new .doc based on the .dot and so therefore the user is not asked
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > questions.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Thanks, Chris A
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