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Craig Flores
Thanks for the responses:
To clarify my issue with disappearing custom menus or menu
options:
1) I deleted Normal.dot in Word 2002 and generated a new
one by opening and closing Word. I did this to alleviate
any corruption issues.
2) I created a new template, exper.dot, in my default
templates directory where Normal resides: C:\Documents and
Settings\CFlores\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates.
3) I added a custom menu item under Word's built-in
Options menu. (Menu item is a 'child' of the
Options 'parent'.)
4) I saved the Exper.dot template.
5) I verified in Customization dialog box that my custom
menu was not saved to Normal.dot, but to exper.dot.
6) I closed the template.
7) I opened a .doc based on exper.dot. My menu item was
gone. When I opened the Customization template, the Save
In option was set to Normal.dot.
FYI, I tried the same procedure with a custom menu (at the
same level as Options rather than a child). When I opened
doc, I could see menu briefly before it disappeared.
So, the excellent info that Charles and Graham gave me
leads me to believe that Normal is loading AFTER exper.dot
loads. I absolutely don't know what to do...the toolbar
route helps somewhat, but our needs require some custom
child options to Word's built-in menus (such as Options).
The only workaround is to place templates in Startup. Does
anyone have any idea what could cause Normal to load after
exper.dot? I already deleted Normal.dot, and generated a
new one, in case corruption was an issue. None of these
problems occur in Word 2000--just Word 2002/XP.
Thanks!
To clarify my issue with disappearing custom menus or menu
options:
1) I deleted Normal.dot in Word 2002 and generated a new
one by opening and closing Word. I did this to alleviate
any corruption issues.
2) I created a new template, exper.dot, in my default
templates directory where Normal resides: C:\Documents and
Settings\CFlores\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates.
3) I added a custom menu item under Word's built-in
Options menu. (Menu item is a 'child' of the
Options 'parent'.)
4) I saved the Exper.dot template.
5) I verified in Customization dialog box that my custom
menu was not saved to Normal.dot, but to exper.dot.
6) I closed the template.
7) I opened a .doc based on exper.dot. My menu item was
gone. When I opened the Customization template, the Save
In option was set to Normal.dot.
FYI, I tried the same procedure with a custom menu (at the
same level as Options rather than a child). When I opened
doc, I could see menu briefly before it disappeared.
So, the excellent info that Charles and Graham gave me
leads me to believe that Normal is loading AFTER exper.dot
loads. I absolutely don't know what to do...the toolbar
route helps somewhat, but our needs require some custom
child options to Word's built-in menus (such as Options).
The only workaround is to place templates in Startup. Does
anyone have any idea what could cause Normal to load after
exper.dot? I already deleted Normal.dot, and generated a
new one, in case corruption was an issue. None of these
problems occur in Word 2000--just Word 2002/XP.
Thanks!