Transferring Word 2003 default template to Word 2007

[Mike Turner]

The message I posted about this yesterday - and the answer from Herb (MVP) -
seems to have disappeared from the thread.

If you see this Herb,I would be very grateful if you could re-post how to do
this.

Many thanks

Mike Turner

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hello Mike

The message I posted about this yesterday - and the answer from Herb (MVP) -
seems to have disappeared from the thread.

it pays off to use a proper Newsreader (like Outlook Express, Mozilla
Thunderbird, etc.; or groups.google.com, whenever it works ) to read
in Usenet.

If you see this Herb,I would be very grateful if you could re-post how to do
this.

<quote>
Not necessarily. While that would give him access to the styles from his
old Normal.dot template, it wouldn't give him access to any AutoText,
AutoCorrect, macros, or menu/toolbar/keyboard customizations from the
old Normal.dot.

Normal.dot usually is stored in a hidden folder, so it's necessary to
tell Windows to display hidden file & folders to see Normal.dot so it
can be copied. On his old computer, in Word, choose Tools - Options -
File Locations. Normal.dot will have been stored in the User templates
location. Note the location, close Word, then use Windows Explorer to
copy Normal.dot to the new computer's Templates folder... the location
of which is noted below.

On the new computer, two things would be necessary to get Word 2007 to
use Normal.dot as the starting point for Normal.dotm (the new file
format version of Normal.dot that Word 2007 uses).

First, Normal.dot would need to be copied to Word 2007's Templates
folder. In Word 2007 running in Vista, if you click the Office button -
Open, you should see a location under Favorite Links on the left called
Templates. This is the location where Normal.dot would need to be copied.

Second, to get Word 2007 to use Normal.dot to create a new Normal.dotm,
you need to delete or rename the existing Normal.dotm that's in that
folder. If your uncle has already used Word 2007 on the new computer,
then a Normal.dotm has already been created. With Word closed, simply
delete or rename that Normal.dotm, copy Normal.dot from the XP computer
to that location, and then start Word (you might need to tell Windows
Explorer to display hidden files/folders in Vista). Once done, the next
time Word is opened, it will use Normal.dot, and will automatically
create a new Normal.dotm based on it when Word is closed.
</quote>


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

My Uncle has recently begun using Word 2007 (on a new computer,Vista OS) and
would like the default template (I believe called the "normal" template?) to
be as per his default template with Word 2003 on his old computer (Win XP).

Is it as simple as opening a Word 2003 doc that uses his 2003 default
template within the Word 2007 app and somehow saving the template from that?

Thanks for any help.

Mike Turner

HTH
Robert

 

[Mike Turner]

Hello Robert,

Thanks for the advice

Mike

Hello Mike



it pays off to use a proper Newsreader (like Outlook Express, Mozilla
Thunderbird, etc.; or groups.google.com, whenever it works ) to read
in Usenet.



<quote>
Not necessarily. While that would give him access to the styles from his
old Normal.dot template, it wouldn't give him access to any AutoText,
AutoCorrect, macros, or menu/toolbar/keyboard customizations from the
old Normal.dot.

Normal.dot usually is stored in a hidden folder, so it's necessary to
tell Windows to display hidden file & folders to see Normal.dot so it
can be copied. On his old computer, in Word, choose Tools - Options -
File Locations. Normal.dot will have been stored in the User templates
location. Note the location, close Word, then use Windows Explorer to
copy Normal.dot to the new computer's Templates folder... the location
of which is noted below.

On the new computer, two things would be necessary to get Word 2007 to
use Normal.dot as the starting point for Normal.dotm (the new file
format version of Normal.dot that Word 2007 uses).

First, Normal.dot would need to be copied to Word 2007's Templates
folder. In Word 2007 running in Vista, if you click the Office button -
Open, you should see a location under Favorite Links on the left called
Templates. This is the location where Normal.dot would need to be copied.

Second, to get Word 2007 to use Normal.dot to create a new Normal.dotm,
you need to delete or rename the existing Normal.dotm that's in that
folder. If your uncle has already used Word 2007 on the new computer,
then a Normal.dotm has already been created. With Word closed, simply
delete or rename that Normal.dotm, copy Normal.dot from the XP computer
to that location, and then start Word (you might need to tell Windows
Explorer to display hidden files/folders in Vista). Once done, the next
time Word is opened, it will use Normal.dot, and will automatically
create a new Normal.dotm based on it when Word is closed.
</quote>


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com





HTH
Robert
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