normal.dot locked?

[Mickey Ferguson]

I'm using Word 2003. I have a document created, for which I created a macro
that I saved. It runs fine. When I try to go to Tools | Macros and select
the new macro and click Edit, it tells me "Project is Unviewable". If I go
to Tools | Macros | Visual Basic Editor and right-click on "Normal" and
select properties, it tells me the same thing.

Additional info - I had wanted to eliminate the warning I got about embedded
macros, so I used Digital Signing, creating my own digital signature using
"Digital Signature for VBA Projects". Note that with respect to Digital
Signing, VBA macros within word, I know just enough to get myself into
serious trouble, and not much more. Anyway, I suspect I've dug myself a
hole, and I'm trying to figure out how to get out. How do I fix my
Normal.dot, and how do I fix things up so I can go back and edit this macro
that I created? Any ideas?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You won't get a warning about a macro in the normal.dot template if it is
stored in one of the Template folders set under Tools>Options>File
Locations.

Where do you have it saved at the moment?

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[Mickey Ferguson]

As best I can tell, I think it's in normal.dot. I had originally put it in
the affected doc, but then I think I moved it to normal.dot. At least when
I pull up the macros list (with only this one macro), if I select the macros
in the file, it doesn't enable the Edit button, while if I select the macros
in normal.dot, the Edit button is enabled. Note that my problem arises if I
click the Edit button. That's when I get the "Project is unviewable" error.
How do i fix that?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

What happens if you try and create a new macro in the normal.dot template?

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Mickey Ferguson]

Same thing - "Project is Unviewable". Then I also get a "Permission to use
objecct denied" error.

 

[Mickey Ferguson]

I should also add that the macro embedded within my normal.dot DOES work.
It's just that I can't open it up to view or modify it.