import Word 2003 macros and shortcuts to Word 2007

[John Paul N.]

I had lots of personalized macros and keyboard shortcuts saved in my
normal.dot file in Word 2003. I'd hate to have to recreate them all now that
I have Word 2007. Is there any way to import them?

Thanks!

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

If you upgraded, Word 2007 should have used your existing normal.dot as a
starting point for creating the new normal.dotm.

If Word 2003 was on a different computer, but you still have your old
normal.dot file, the easiest way [usually] is to put your Word 2003
normal.dot into the folder where Word 2007 stores normal.dotm, rename the
normal.dotm that Word 2007 created (or delete it, since it doesn't contain
what you want it to), then start Word 2007. When it doesn't see normal.dotm,
it will use normal.dot instead, and will create a new normal.dotm file based
on the old normal.dot.

 

[John Paul N.]

Thanks! I spent a couple of hours yesterday (before your response) figuring
out how to transfer the macros and add styles from my old normal.dot to the
new Office 2007 normal.dotm. Everything seemed to work okay except no
auto-correct. Your was a) better and b) 100 times simpler. Dunno why I
didn't try that first -- i guess I was scared to take out the normal.dotm
template...

Thanks again!

If you upgraded, Word 2007 should have used your existing normal.dot as a
starting point for creating the new normal.dotm.

If Word 2003 was on a different computer, but you still have your old
normal.dot file, the easiest way [usually] is to put your Word 2003
normal.dot into the folder where Word 2007 stores normal.dotm, rename the
normal.dotm that Word 2007 created (or delete it, since it doesn't contain
what you want it to), then start Word 2007. When it doesn't see normal.dotm,
it will use normal.dot instead, and will create a new normal.dotm file based
on the old normal.dot.


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

I had lots of personalized macros and keyboard shortcuts saved in my
normal.dot file in Word 2003. I'd hate to have to recreate them all now
that
I have Word 2007. Is there any way to import them?

Thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

For AutoCorrect entries, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ExportAutocorrect.htm

Thanks! I spent a couple of hours yesterday (before your response) figuring
out how to transfer the macros and add styles from my old normal.dot to the
new Office 2007 normal.dotm. Everything seemed to work okay except no
auto-correct. Your was a) better and b) 100 times simpler. Dunno why I
didn't try that first -- i guess I was scared to take out the normal.dotm
template...

Thanks again!

If you upgraded, Word 2007 should have used your existing normal.dot as a
starting point for creating the new normal.dotm.

If Word 2003 was on a different computer, but you still have your old
normal.dot file, the easiest way [usually] is to put your Word 2003
normal.dot into the folder where Word 2007 stores normal.dotm, rename the
normal.dotm that Word 2007 created (or delete it, since it doesn't contain
what you want it to), then start Word 2007. When it doesn't see normal.dotm,
it will use normal.dot instead, and will create a new normal.dotm file based
on the old normal.dot.


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

I had lots of personalized macros and keyboard shortcuts saved in my
normal.dot file in Word 2003. I'd hate to have to recreate them all now
that
I have Word 2007. Is there any way to import them?

Thanks!

 

[John Paul N.]

I encountered that earlier... Is it still valid? All the discussion is of
Word 97 and Word 2000, not even Word 2003, much less Word 2007. Does it
still work?

For AutoCorrect entries, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ExportAutocorrect.htm

Thanks! I spent a couple of hours yesterday (before your response) figuring
out how to transfer the macros and add styles from my old normal.dot to the
new Office 2007 normal.dotm. Everything seemed to work okay except no
auto-correct. Your was a) better and b) 100 times simpler. Dunno why I
didn't try that first -- i guess I was scared to take out the normal.dotm
template...

Thanks again!

If you upgraded, Word 2007 should have used your existing normal.dot as a
starting point for creating the new normal.dotm.

If Word 2003 was on a different computer, but you still have your old
normal.dot file, the easiest way [usually] is to put your Word 2003
normal.dot into the folder where Word 2007 stores normal.dotm, rename the
normal.dotm that Word 2007 created (or delete it, since it doesn't contain
what you want it to), then start Word 2007. When it doesn't see normal.dotm,
it will use normal.dot instead, and will create a new normal.dotm file based
on the old normal.dot.


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


I had lots of personalized macros and keyboard shortcuts saved in my
normal.dot file in Word 2003. I'd hate to have to recreate them all now
that
I have Word 2007. Is there any way to import them?

Thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Try it and see. I believe it does. Many of the pages have not been updated
lately, but most macros still work.

I encountered that earlier... Is it still valid? All the discussion is of
Word 97 and Word 2000, not even Word 2003, much less Word 2007. Does it
still work?

For AutoCorrect entries, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ExportAutocorrect.htm

Thanks! I spent a couple of hours yesterday (before your response) figuring
out how to transfer the macros and add styles from my old normal.dot

to
the

new Office 2007 normal.dotm. Everything seemed to work okay except no
auto-correct. Your was a) better and b) 100 times simpler. Dunno why I
didn't try that first -- i guess I was scared to take out the normal.dotm
template...

Thanks again!



:

If you upgraded, Word 2007 should have used your existing normal.dot

as
a

starting point for creating the new normal.dotm.

If Word 2003 was on a different computer, but you still have your old
normal.dot file, the easiest way [usually] is to put your Word 2003
normal.dot into the folder where Word 2007 stores normal.dotm,

rename
the

normal.dotm that Word 2007 created (or delete it, since it doesn't contain
what you want it to), then start Word 2007. When it doesn't see normal.dotm,
it will use normal.dot instead, and will create a new normal.dotm

file
based

on the old normal.dot.


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


I had lots of personalized macros and keyboard shortcuts saved in my
normal.dot file in Word 2003. I'd hate to have to recreate them

all
now

that
I have Word 2007. Is there any way to import them?

Thanks!

 

[Graham Mayor]

Yes it works

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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I encountered that earlier... Is it still valid? All the discussion
is of Word 97 and Word 2000, not even Word 2003, much less Word 2007.
Does it still work?

For AutoCorrect entries, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ExportAutocorrect.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Thanks! I spent a couple of hours yesterday (before your response)
figuring out how to transfer the macros and add styles from my old
normal.dot to the new Office 2007 normal.dotm. Everything seemed
to work okay except no auto-correct. Your was a) better and b)
100 times simpler. Dunno why I didn't try that first -- i guess I
was scared to take out the normal.dotm template...

Thanks again!



:

If you upgraded, Word 2007 should have used your existing
normal.dot as a starting point for creating the new normal.dotm.

If Word 2003 was on a different computer, but you still have your
old normal.dot file, the easiest way [usually] is to put your Word
2003 normal.dot into the folder where Word 2007 stores
normal.dotm, rename the normal.dotm that Word 2007 created (or
delete it, since it doesn't contain what you want it to), then
start Word 2007. When it doesn't see normal.dotm, it will use
normal.dot instead, and will create a new normal.dotm file based
on the old normal.dot.


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


message I had lots of personalized macros and keyboard shortcuts saved in
my normal.dot file in Word 2003. I'd hate to have to recreate
them all now that
I have Word 2007. Is there any way to import them?

Thanks!