Distributing Macros

[HighlandRoss]

Hi I am new to all this and thoroughly confused. I have a macro with
accompanying buttons on the toolbar. I have saved this to my normal.dot so
that when ever I open a new word doc the buttons and macro are available. I
had tried saving as a template to the word start-up folder but the
macros/buttons didn't show up when creating a new word doc. I want to make
these available to others in the same way but the advice I have seen on the
forum i.e. create a template to distribute is not going to work as it didn't
for me, so the only way would be to change others normal.dot but I see this
is not recommended. Can anyone tell me where I may be going wrong.

Thanks
Ross

 

[Graham Mayor]

Open a blank document.

Use the Organizer to copy your toolbar and associated macros to the blank
document.

If you wish, delete the macros and toolbar from normal.dot

Save the blank document as a template *.dot.

New documents created on that template will display your toolbar and have
the macros available.

If you want the toolbar and macros available to all documents, move that
template into the Word startup folder. It then becomes a global template.

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[HighlandRoss]

Thanks Graham.

Following your advice I have tried the organizer i.e. Tools/Templates &
Add-Ins/Templates/Organiser/Toolbars - There is nothing displayed? When I
say toolbars I mean I have add 2 buttons to the existing toolbar alongside
-Tools/Edit/View/Insert etc.

 

[fumei via OfficeKB.com]

What does "I had tried saving as a template" actually mean?

You tried saving....what?

In any case, make a NEW template and put your procedures in there - I am
guessing you have them in normal.dot. Do not do this.

Put youtr button on the toolbar in THAT new template.

Now that template has both the procedures and their buttons. Now you can put
that template in startup.

Thanks Graham.

Following your advice I have tried the organizer i.e. Tools/Templates &
Add-Ins/Templates/Organiser/Toolbars - There is nothing displayed? When I
say toolbars I mean I have add 2 buttons to the existing toolbar alongside
-Tools/Edit/View/Insert etc.

Open a blank document.

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[HighlandRoss]

It's ok I've got it now, thanks both for your help, much appreciated!

What does "I had tried saving as a template" actually mean?

You tried saving....what?

In any case, make a NEW template and put your procedures in there - I am
guessing you have them in normal.dot. Do not do this.

Put youtr button on the toolbar in THAT new template.

Now that template has both the procedures and their buttons. Now you can put
that template in startup.

Thanks Graham.

Following your advice I have tried the organizer i.e. Tools/Templates &
Add-Ins/Templates/Organiser/Toolbars - There is nothing displayed? When I
say toolbars I mean I have add 2 buttons to the existing toolbar alongside
-Tools/Edit/View/Insert etc.

Open a blank document.

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Thanks
Ross