normal.dot locked?

I'm using Word 2003. I have a document created, for which I created a macro
that I saved. It runs fine. When I try to go to Tools | Macros and select
the new macro and click Edit, it tells me "Project is Unviewable". If I go
to Tools | Macros | Visual Basic Editor and right-click on "Normal" and
select properties, it tells me the same thing.

Additional info - I had wanted to eliminate the warning I got about embedded
macros, so I used Digital Signing, creating my own digital signature using
"Digital Signature for VBA Projects". Note that with respect to Digital
Signing, VBA macros within word, I know just enough to get myself into
serious trouble, and not much more. Anyway, I suspect I've dug myself a
hole, and I'm trying to figure out how to get out. How do I fix my
Normal.dot, and how do I fix things up so I can go back and edit this macro
that I created? Any ideas?

Doug
Wed Apr 09 02:28:51 PDT 2008

You won't get a warning about a macro in the normal.dot template if it is
stored in one of the Template folders set under Tools>Options>File
Locations.

Where do you have it saved at the moment?

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"Mickey Ferguson" <MFerguson@plantcml.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using Word 2003. I have a document created, for which I created a
> macro that I saved. It runs fine. When I try to go to Tools | Macros and
> select the new macro and click Edit, it tells me "Project is Unviewable".
> If I go to Tools | Macros | Visual Basic Editor and right-click on
> "Normal" and select properties, it tells me the same thing.
>
> Additional info - I had wanted to eliminate the warning I got about
> embedded macros, so I used Digital Signing, creating my own digital
> signature using "Digital Signature for VBA Projects". Note that with
> respect to Digital Signing, VBA macros within word, I know just enough to
> get myself into serious trouble, and not much more. Anyway, I suspect
> I've dug myself a hole, and I'm trying to figure out how to get out. How
> do I fix my Normal.dot, and how do I fix things up so I can go back and
> edit this macro that I created? Any ideas?
>

Mickey
Wed Apr 09 08:28:40 PDT 2008

As best I can tell, I think it's in normal.dot. I had originally put it in
the affected doc, but then I think I moved it to normal.dot. At least when
I pull up the macros list (with only this one macro), if I select the macros
in the file, it doesn't enable the Edit button, while if I select the macros
in normal.dot, the Edit button is enabled. Note that my problem arises if I
click the Edit button. That's when I get the "Project is unviewable" error.
How do i fix that?

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
news:OVSumQimIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> You won't get a warning about a macro in the normal.dot template if it is
> stored in one of the Template folders set under Tools>Options>File
> Locations.
>
> Where do you have it saved at the moment?

Doug
Wed Apr 09 13:02:30 PDT 2008

What happens if you try and create a new macro in the normal.dot template?

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Mickey Ferguson" <MFerguson@plantcml.com> wrote in message
news:ftinb9$rsn$1@aioe.org...
> As best I can tell, I think it's in normal.dot. I had originally put it
> in the affected doc, but then I think I moved it to normal.dot. At least
> when I pull up the macros list (with only this one macro), if I select the
> macros in the file, it doesn't enable the Edit button, while if I select
> the macros in normal.dot, the Edit button is enabled. Note that my
> problem arises if I click the Edit button. That's when I get the "Project
> is unviewable" error. How do i fix that?
>
> "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OVSumQimIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> You won't get a warning about a macro in the normal.dot template if it is
>> stored in one of the Template folders set under Tools>Options>File
>> Locations.
>>
>> Where do you have it saved at the moment?
>
>

Mickey
Wed Apr 09 16:05:35 PDT 2008

Same thing - "Project is Unviewable". Then I also get a "Permission to use
objecct denied" error.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
news:OVuPrynmIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> What happens if you try and create a new macro in the normal.dot template?

Mickey
Thu Apr 10 08:58:35 PDT 2008

I should also add that the macro embedded within my normal.dot DOES work.
It's just that I can't open it up to view or modify it.

"Mickey Ferguson" <MFerguson@plantcml.com> wrote in message
news:ftji41$t9r$1@aioe.org...
> Same thing - "Project is Unviewable". Then I also get a "Permission to
> use objecct denied" error.
>
> "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OVuPrynmIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> What happens if you try and create a new macro in the normal.dot
>> template?
>
>