Normal.dot

I'm just coming over from Office 97 to XP with Word 2003. Word's VBA macros
used to be stored in Normal.dot. What's the deal with "Normal" now? And,
why doesn't it prompt for module save confirmation when closing after a
modification?
Thanks,
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Trent Argante
[DC.J(125)]

Doug
Thu Feb 09 13:28:26 CST 2006

It's not really correct to say that they used to be stored in normal.dot as
if that was always the case. They only got stored there if you did not set
them up to be stored somewhere else (in another template is where they
should usually be). If you have macros that you want to be available for
all documents, then you should put them in a template that you save in the
Word Startup folder.

Nothing has changed in this respect between Word 97 and 2003.

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"Trent Argante" <TrentArgante@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5CB19EF6-FDCD-4B96-B8E7-EBB10E621C4B@microsoft.com...
> I'm just coming over from Office 97 to XP with Word 2003. Word's VBA
> macros
> used to be stored in Normal.dot. What's the deal with "Normal" now? And,
> why doesn't it prompt for module save confirmation when closing after a
> modification?
> Thanks,
> --
> Trent Argante
> [DC.J(125)]

Tony
Thu Feb 09 13:28:08 CST 2006

There hasn't been any change. Check out Tools > Options > Save tab, "Prompt
to save normal template"

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Enjoy,
Tony


"Trent Argante" <TrentArgante@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5CB19EF6-FDCD-4B96-B8E7-EBB10E621C4B@microsoft.com...
> I'm just coming over from Office 97 to XP with Word 2003. Word's VBA
macros
> used to be stored in Normal.dot. What's the deal with "Normal" now? And,
> why doesn't it prompt for module save confirmation when closing after a
> modification?
> Thanks,
> --
> Trent Argante
> [DC.J(125)]

Charles
Thu Feb 09 15:51:02 CST 2006

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.
See also http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331259.html.

Hope this helps,
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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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"Trent Argante" <TrentArgante@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5CB19EF6-FDCD-4B96-B8E7-EBB10E621C4B@microsoft.com...
> I'm just coming over from Office 97 to XP with Word 2003. Word's VBA
> macros
> used to be stored in Normal.dot. What's the deal with "Normal" now? And,
> why doesn't it prompt for module save confirmation when closing after a
> modification?
> Thanks,
> --
> Trent Argante
> [DC.J(125)]