Sharing a global template Lois 07.07.2006 19:16:02 I'm attempting to share my normal.dot template. I want to share my styles, which would include certain toolbars and special auto-text. Idealy, I would place it on the server and "download" my version onto another computer. I've looked into using Zipgenius and I've been trying to figure out this global template thing. Nothing works. Any Suggestions?

Re: Sharing a global template "Jezebel" <warcrimes[ at ]whitehouse.gov> 07.07.2006 23:09:57 Suggestion: don't do it. You can distribute your normal.dot (do a google on distributing templates), but you can't share it. And even that is usually a waste of time: most users don't use styles and autotext anyway, so you're wasting your time with them; and the rest will have tweaked their own normal.dot so they won't want yours. "Lois" <Lois[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CAECA4E7-B88A-42B9-A564-3B633B71ADE4[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm attempting to share my normal.dot template. I want to share my styles, > which would include certain toolbars and special auto-text. > > Idealy, I would place it on the server and "download" my version onto > another computer. I've looked into using Zipgenius and I've been trying to > figure out this global template thing. Nothing works. Any Suggestions?

Re: Sharing a global template "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 08.07.2006 05:44:52 Normal.dot is in individual user file. It must not be shared http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811468 Use shared document templates for document styles, toolbars and the autotext entries that apply to them (or shared global add-in templates for universal autotexts/toolbars). -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Lois wrote: [Quoted Text] > I'm attempting to share my normal.dot template. I want to share my > styles, which would include certain toolbars and special auto-text. > > Idealy, I would place it on the server and "download" my version onto > another computer. I've looked into using Zipgenius and I've been > trying to figure out this global template thing. Nothing works. Any > Suggestions?

Re: Sharing a global template "Charles Kenyon" <wordfaq[ at ]nospam.addbalance.com> 08.07.2006 07:46:34 Do not share normal.dot. Period. 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. -- 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! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Lois" <Lois[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CAECA4E7-B88A-42B9-A564-3B633B71ADE4[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm attempting to share my normal.dot template. I want to share my styles, > which would include certain toolbars and special auto-text. > > Idealy, I would place it on the server and "download" my version onto > another computer. I've looked into using Zipgenius and I've been trying to > figure out this global template thing. Nothing works. Any Suggestions?

Re: Sharing a global template Lois 08.07.2006 23:21:01 Thank you for the replies and link. The reason that I believed that sharing the normal.dot template was okay was because a year ago my computer IT guy saved zipgenius onto a shared network drive. I would update my personal normal.dot file drage it into zipgenius replacingthe previously saved normal.dot template already saved in zipgenius. I would then instruct all my coworkers to drag the new normal.dot template onto their computers, so that they would have access to my updates. In no way did we experience any problems. I did some research on a website that I should use macros but my attempts did not copy the auto-text entries in the exact format that I had initially created. If there was a better way to do this with a global template I'm done with that. I'm lost and I need help with this, so thank you again for assisting me. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Do not share normal.dot. Period. > > 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. > -- > > 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! > > My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > 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. > > "Lois" <Lois[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:CAECA4E7-B88A-42B9-A564-3B633B71ADE4[ at ]microsoft.com... > > I'm attempting to share my normal.dot template. I want to share my styles, > > which would include certain toolbars and special auto-text. > > > > Idealy, I would place it on the server and "download" my version onto > > another computer. I've looked into using Zipgenius and I've been trying to > > figure out this global template thing. Nothing works. Any Suggestions? > > >

Re: Sharing a global template "Charles Kenyon" <wordfaq[ at ]nospam.addbalance.com> 08.07.2006 23:57:49 Look at the link. You can share everthing you want to share. You just should not do it by sharing normal.dot. You can have other global templates that are not normal.dot. -- 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! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Lois" <Lois[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7DD0A15D-5874-431F-8EE3-B2D69FF8F085[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Thank you for the replies and link. The reason that I believed that > sharing > the normal.dot template was okay was because a year ago my computer IT guy > saved zipgenius onto a shared network drive. I would update my personal > normal.dot file drage it into zipgenius replacingthe previously saved > normal.dot template already saved in zipgenius. I would then instruct all > my > coworkers to drag the new normal.dot template onto their computers, so > that > they would have access to my updates. In no way did we experience any > problems. > > I did some research on a website that I should use macros but my attempts > did not copy the auto-text entries in the exact format that I had > initially > created. If there was a better way to do this with a global template I'm > done with that. > > I'm lost and I need help with this, so thank you again for assisting me. > > "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > >> Do not share normal.dot. Period. >> >> 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. >> -- >> >> 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! >> >> My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com >> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- >> 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. >> >> "Lois" <Lois[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:CAECA4E7-B88A-42B9-A564-3B633B71ADE4[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > I'm attempting to share my normal.dot template. I want to share my >> > styles, >> > which would include certain toolbars and special auto-text. >> > >> > Idealy, I would place it on the server and "download" my version onto >> > another computer. I've looked into using Zipgenius and I've been trying >> > to >> > figure out this global template thing. Nothing works. Any Suggestions? >> >> >>

Re: Sharing a global template "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 09.07.2006 04:55:28 Actually that type of use is not sharing normal.dot as each worker will still have his/her own normal.dot after copying yours, but it is a poor use of normal.dot as it does not allow for the user personalisations that are stored in normal.dot so everyone has to work to your standards which may or may not be as efficient as their own. There are better ways of sharing standards as have been discussed. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Lois wrote: [Quoted Text] > Thank you for the replies and link. The reason that I believed that > sharing the normal.dot template was okay was because a year ago my > computer IT guy saved zipgenius onto a shared network drive. I would > update my personal normal.dot file drage it into zipgenius > replacingthe previously saved normal.dot template already saved in > zipgenius. I would then instruct all my coworkers to drag the new > normal.dot template onto their computers, so that they would have > access to my updates. In no way did we experience any problems. > > I did some research on a website that I should use macros but my > attempts did not copy the auto-text entries in the exact format that > I had initially created. If there was a better way to do this with a > global template I'm done with that. > > I'm lost and I need help with this, so thank you again for assisting > me. > > "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > >> Do not share normal.dot. Period. >> >> 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. >> -- >> >> 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! >> >> My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com >> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- >> 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. >> >> "Lois" <Lois[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:CAECA4E7-B88A-42B9-A564-3B633B71ADE4[ at ]microsoft.com... >>> I'm attempting to share my normal.dot template. I want to share my >>> styles, which would include certain toolbars and special auto-text. >>> >>> Idealy, I would place it on the server and "download" my version >>> onto another computer. I've looked into using Zipgenius and I've >>> been trying to figure out this global template thing. Nothing >>> works. Any Suggestions?