Getting customized Normal template to work in another computer

[Larry]

I copied my Normal template (from Word 97) into a Windows XP computer with
Word 2003, renamed the Normal that was already there as OldNormal, renamed
my template as Normal. Word started up ok, but when I ran my macros, I got
an error message, "Compile error--can't find project or library."

What does this mean? The only thing I can think of is that I need to check
the same items in Tools, References in the new computer as in the old. Or
is there something more than that I need to do?

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Larry

Copying normal.dot files around the office is like using someone else's
toothbrush.

To share macros or other tools that are applicable to a particular kind of
document, store them in a separate .dot template file and put the template
in the User Templates location. Have your user do File > New and the tools
will be available.

To share macros or other tools applicable for all documents, store them in a
separate .dot file, and put that .dot file in Word's Startup folder (given
at Tools > Templates and Add-ins > File Locations > Word Startup).

In both cases, you need to set the reference to any external library in the
relevant file. Assuming the user has the same library on that machine, the
reference will travel with the .dot file.

For more information see
Distributing macros to other users
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/DistributeMacros.htm