You need to do some fairly extensive repairs. You never want to save a
different file with the name normal.dot. Only Word can build a normal.dot
that does everything needed.
So, at this point you may need to build your icons back into a file. First,
though, try moving your old normal.dot file into your Word Startup folder
and see if that gives you your icons back next time you open Word. You can
find the location for this folder under Tools > Options > File Locations.
The folder should _not_ be in your regular templates folders. For more on
the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog, and locations
of templates folders see
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm.
If that doesn't work, you might as well build a new global template with
your customizations outside of normal.dot, as spend the time recustomizing
your new normal.dot. 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!
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"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks again Graham. Have changed the one referred to and whilst this now
> allows me to insert autotext in header/footer and gives me options, I now
> am
> back to my icons dissappearing from toolbars every time a new document is
> opened.
>
> I will have to try and find a different way of stopping this from
> happening
> than changing the normal.dot file although some of the instructions on how
> to
> amend things need a rocket scientist to handle.
>
> Thanks for at least sorting one issue for me
>
> --
> Mike Wells
> Secretary
> York Golf Club
>
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> Do you have more than one normal.dot? The one that matters is saved in
>> the
>> folder indicated at tools > options > file locations > user templates.
>> --
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike wrote:
>> > Thanks for the info. I was advised to amend normal.dot to avoid icons
>> > disappearing from tool bars every time Word opened new dos.
>> > However, have renamed file under MS Office templates as suggested -
>> > but open Word and new file and still have same problem ?
>> > Mike Wells
>> > Secretary
>> > York Golf Club
>> >
>> >
>> > "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>> >
>> >> This is usually an indication that you have saved a document over
>> >> normal.dot. Rename normal.dot to oldnormal.dot and allow Word to
>> >> rebuild another.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>> >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>> >>
>> >> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> >> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>> >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>> >>
>> >> Mike wrote:
>> >>> I am having some trouble with Header & Footers in Word. Although i
>> >>> can pull them up to view and can insert certain items, the Autotext
>> >>> option is greyed out and non operational.
>> >>> Can anyone help me get it back please ?
>> >>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
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