Automating the use of a startup template

[christophercbrewster via OfficeKB.com]

I was asking about the behavior of templates and AutoExec macros. I've since
learned that AutoExec needs to be in Normal.dot. So I'm wondering how to make
a Startup template do what I need. The following steps would be needed.

1. A script loads the template in Startup, AND activates it in Word.

2. The script adds an AutoExec macro to Normal.dot

3. The AutoExec primarily runs a macro from the template in the Startup
folder, and this does what my current AutoExec does.

I know step 1 can be done (but not how to do it). The second and third I'm
not sure about. Are they possible?

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Christopher Brewster
Lockheed Martin, Eagan MN

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Your script should not add a macro to Normal.dot. Rather, you should have
an autoexec macro with whatever code you wanted to add to Normal.dot in a
template that you save in the Word Startup folder which depending upon the
version of Windows that you are running under will either be at

C:\Documents and Setttings\[user name]\Application
Data\Microsoft\Word\Startup

or

C:\Users\[user name]\App Data\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\Startup

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com