Toolbars: how to remove?

[HONYAKUKA]

Word 2003
Win XP

How do I remove custom-made Toolbars permanently?

If I Delete them from Tools > Customize > Toolbars tab, Normal.dot doesn't
save, so the Toolbars are still there the next time I open up Word.

I had lines of code in my AutoExec macro that caused them to appear, so I
deleted those lines, so at least the Toolbars don't appear anymore. But they
still exist in Tools > Customize > Toolbars tab.

This is true whether I Delete them from within an ordinary document or from
Normal.dot itself (after opening Normal.dot from within Word).

Thanks.

Jay

 

[Chad DeMeyer]

Why won't Normal.dot save? The only way to remove them permanently is to
remove them from Normal or delete Normal and let a new one be created.

cjd

 

[HONYAKUKA]

I don't know. It saves when I do various other thing, like add a macro, add a
button to a toolbar, change keyboard shortcuts, etc. But removal of a whole
Toolbar doesn't stimulate a save of Normal.dot.

 

[HONYAKUKA]

Follow-up:

I found (as already noted) that removing a custom Toolbar via Tools > Customize
does not trigger a save of Normal.dot, so that the Toolbar is not permanently
removed.

However, if I remove the Toolbar via Format > Styles > Organizer > Toobars tab,
it does trigger a save of Normal.dot, and the Toolbar is gone for good.

Weird.

Jay

 

[Chad DeMeyer]

Thanks for the follow-up. I will file that little tidbit under "W"

cjd