Normal Template - Tools - Options - View

[Michael J. Earl]

We have modified the normal template to add various features and set the
"Tools-Options-View" settings so that there is no Vertical Ruler, Windows in
Taskbar is not selected and Tab & Paragraph are visible.
This works absolutely perfectly as long a document is opened from Word.
However if Word is opened from a document produced elsewhere, such as an
inbound email attachment, the Options/View change to those associated with
the newly opened document. When Word is next opened the View settings from
that previous document are retained. This is true whether or not 'Prompt to
Save Normal Template' is ticked or not.
Obviously this a a major nuisance as the View Settings must be changed back
every time an "external" document is opened.
Any suggestions how can we prevent this happening ?

Thanks

Mike

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Michael,

We have modified the normal template to add various features and set the
"Tools-Options-View" settings so that there is no Vertical Ruler, Windows in
Taskbar is not selected and Tab & Paragraph are visible.
This works absolutely perfectly as long a document is opened from Word.
However if Word is opened from a document produced elsewhere, such as an
inbound email attachment, the Options/View change to those associated with
the newly opened document. When Word is next opened the View settings from
that previous document are retained. This is true whether or not 'Prompt to
Save Normal Template' is ticked or not.
Obviously this a a major nuisance as the View Settings must be changed back
every time an "external" document is opened.
Any suggestions how can we prevent this happening ?

You can use a (recorded) macro named AutoOpen in Normal.dot to set exactly the
settings you prefer, no matter what the other document brings in.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[Larry]

As an example of what you can do with the AutoOpen macro:


Sub AutoOpen()

ActiveWindow.DisplayVerticalScrollBar = False

End Sub

 

[Michael J. Earl]

Many thanks for the pointer


Mike

Hi Michael,

You can use a (recorded) macro named AutoOpen in Normal.dot to set exactly the
settings you prefer, no matter what the other document brings in.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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