Convert normal.dot in W2000 to normal.dotm in W2007

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Having built a Word 2000 normal.dot containing many little macros & auto
inserts etc over many years, I want to transfer its contents to normal.dotm
for use in Word 2007. Is there a way?

 

[Cindy M.]

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Having built a Word 2000 normal.dot containing many little macros & auto
inserts etc over many years, I want to transfer its contents to normal.dotm
for use in Word 2007. Is there a way?

It should work to open it in Word 2007, then do Save As to the *.dotm file
format. But be careful to make a back-up copy, first, "just in case".

What I might do, given that it's always better to start with a "clean" copy of
the Normal template is to
- Open Normal.dot (or start Word 2000, if you still have it around)
- Alt+F11 to open the VB Editor. Select each Module in the Normal project
and use File/Export with it. This will write the macros to plain text files.

- Create a new document, save it as a template.
- Tools/Templates and Add-ins/Organizer. Use this to copy the AutoText to
the newly created template from the Normal template
- Save this template with the AutoText to the same folder where Building
Blocks.dotx is saved for Word 2007

- Start Word 2007 with its own Normal.dotm. Alt+F11. File/Import to bring
your Word 2000 VBA modules into Normal.dotm.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Summer]

Press ALT F8
Organizer
Macro Project Items
One side - browse to Normal.dot
Other side Normal.dotm (browse if necessary) it shouldn't be.

I would not recommend this you should store your macros in
"makeupaname.dotm" and put the template in a trusted location as a global
template. I would also test each macro to make sure they function correctly
in 2007.

Hope this helps.

 

[Rebecca Morris]

I'm brand new to Vista/Word 2007 so please excuse the ignorance. I need to
do the same as the original poster. I followed these steps up to
Tools/Templates and Add-ins/Organizer. I can't find a Tools menu or anything
with these names anywhere. Where is this menu located?