Difference between Word startup folder and Office startup folder

[dswirsky]

I copied a .dot file into the Office 2007 startup folder. When I tried to
run the macro from Word 2007 I got a "disabled macros" message. When I moved
the file to the Word startup folder, I was able to run the macro without any
difficulty. (The .dot file contains a macro that I only use in Word 2007.)

Is this a bug? Is there a reason to put a .dot file in the Office startup
folder as opposed to the Word startup folder, or vice versa?

Thanks.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Templates in the Word and Office startup folders are loaded automatically
when Word starts, however the Office startup folder is not by default a
trusted location and so macros there will not run unless you make it so.

If you are running both Word 2007 and a parallel earlier version, the best
plan it to create separate user template and startup folders for each (from
Word Oprions) and keep the templates used separate from one another. I would
suggest that you don't use the Office startup folder unless there is a
pressing reason I can't think of to do so.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

 

[dswirsky]

Thanks!

Assuming that we're talking about only running Word 2007 and multiple users,
would I have to copy the .dot file to each user's Word startup directory, or
is there one global Word startup directory that would cover all users?

Dan

 

[Graham Mayor]

Bearing in mind that you may not share the normal template, you should be
able to set the Word startup folder for each user to a common shared
location, or you could copy the template to the user's local startup folder
as part of a log-in script, whichever works better for you. I think that on
balance I prefer the latter approach on the grounds that with shared
resources, when one user screws things up they screw it up for everybody.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

 

[dswirsky]

Thanks again.

Dan

Bearing in mind that you may not share the normal template, you should be
able to set the Word startup folder for each user to a common shared
location, or you could copy the template to the user's local startup folder
as part of a log-in script, whichever works better for you. I think that on
balance I prefer the latter approach on the grounds that with shared
resources, when one user screws things up they screw it up for everybody.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>






.