quick access toolbar

[nuttie netballer]

Word 2007 ..... a colleague has set up an Electronic Letter document that
shows our company logo and footer info (dont ask me how he has done this ...
too complicated for me !!) I have inserted relevant information into middle
of this document which happens to be our fax information. I want to add the
whole of this document onto the Quick Access Toolbar. Only way I can think
to do this is as a macro. However, when I record the macro the top and tail
of this doc (i.e. electronic letter bit) does not come out on macro. Does
anyone have any ideas? Is a macro the best way to add it to the Quick Access
Toolbar?

Many thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You don't need a macro; you need a template. Although
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart1.htm was not
written for Word 2007, the principles are still the same.

 

[nuttie netballer]

Many thanks for your reply.
Now ... how do I add a template to the quick access toolbar please?

You will need to spell this one out for me !!!!!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You don't. You access the template from the New dialog, and you can add a
button for that to the QAT.

 

[nuttie netballer]

Sorry to be a pain .... whats New dialog?? where do I find this? maybe I've
created a template incorrectly because I cannot find this !!
Any chance you can break this down into idiot form for me???
Many thanks

 

[Graham Mayor]

The New command provides access to the Office Button > New command. Right
Click the QAT > Customize the Quick Access Toolbar. New is in the Popular
group.

If you want the template itself on the QAT, you need a macro

Sub MyTemplate()
Documents.Add Template:="D:\Word 2007 Template Path\Templatename.dotm"
End Sub

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

substitute your template and path for that shown, then add the macro to the
QAT.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The one you want, though, is not New (which provides only Blank and Recent)
but New Document or Template.

 

[nuttie netballer]

Thanks for all your advice .... however, I cannot manage to put a template
onto the quick access toolbar - just cannot work it out !! Will have to go
round the houses and do it the old fashion way!!

Thanks anyway.

 

[Stefan Blom]

If you are trying to add a button that creates documents based on a
particular template, you will have to use a macro, attached to a button on
the QAT, as suggested by Graham earlier in this thread.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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[nuttie netballer]

Many thanks, will use a macro on the QAT ....