Word 2001 template problem

[Cathie]

I created a template in Word 2001. I used the template to create a
couple of documents, with no problems.

Now, when I go to Save any of the documents, I get a dialog box asking
me if I also want to "save changes to the document template." I click
no and continue. It asks me this every time I save.

When I close any of the documents, a dialog box asks me if I want to
"save changes to Storyboard template" (Storyboard is the template
filename).

I replaced the Word Settings file. Any other suggestions? This is
really annoying.

Thanks,

Cathie

 

[John McGhie [MVP]]

Hi Cathie:

"Something" is writing to the template. Have you any FIELDS in there that
are likely to update? (E.g. A Date field or a Page field?)

Are you running any add-ins such as Adobe PDF Maker? If so, it writes an
icon onto the toolbar each time you open the document (instead of checking
to see if it is already there...). Very sloppy programming, but that will
do it.

If necessary, I can send you a macro that will intercept the Save and Close
commands and mark the Template as "already saved" so Word won't bother
trying to save it. But I would like to find out what's causing this first,
it can be a range of things including a virus. I assume your virus checker
is up-to-date?

Cheers


This responds to article <[email protected]>,

I created a template in Word 2001. I used the template to create a
couple of documents, with no problems.

Now, when I go to Save any of the documents, I get a dialog box asking
me if I also want to "save changes to the document template." I click
no and continue. It asks me this every time I save.

When I close any of the documents, a dialog box asks me if I want to
"save changes to Storyboard template" (Storyboard is the template
filename).

I replaced the Word Settings file. Any other suggestions? This is
really annoying.

Thanks,

Cathie

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[Cathie]

Thanks, John.

I am running Norton AntiVirus with virus definitions from 10-1-03. It
tells me my machine is clean, however.... I am getting a barrage of
bogus "MS Internet Security" etc. messages at this e-mail address. I
have not opened any.

As for the template issue, it is not occuring consistently, even
within the same document.

The problematic documents _do_ have page and date fields in the
footer.

The Adobe PDFMaker icon loads when I first launch Word.

Also, the problematic documents have been sent across the Net to a
client, who marks them up using Word's Track Changes tool and then
sends them back. I usually save them with a new filename and then make
my revisions.

I am using Word 2001 and running OS 9.2.2.

Thanks for your help.

 

[John McGhie [MVP]]

Hi Cathie:

This responds to article <[email protected]>,

I am running Norton AntiVirus with virus definitions from 10-1-03. It
tells me my machine is clean, however....

Excellent! Then you're clean

I am getting a barrage of
bogus "MS Internet Security" etc. messages at this e-mail address. I
have not opened any.

Yeah, we all are. Please do not assume that "not opening" such an email
offers you any protection. It never has, and I do wish the newspapers would
stop pretending that it does. "Receiving" such a file on a PC is all that
it takes if the user has not been keeping their updates happening. On the
Mac, so far, there are no viruses that automatically install themselves --
but it won't be long!

The Adobe PDFMaker icon loads when I first launch Word.

If you remove PDFMaker, the problem will go away. PDFMaker is badly
designed: it makes a change to the Normal template every time Word starts.
We can't seem to persuade Adobe to put a real qualified programmer on the
job to sort out the mess!!

PDFMaker itself is useless: you will make better PDFs by simply printing the
document to the Adobe PDF Printer, so you can simply remove PDFMaker.

Also, the problematic documents have been sent across the Net to a
client, who marks them up using Word's Track Changes tool and then
sends them back. I usually save them with a new filename and then make
my revisions.

Yeah: It's PDFMaker that's doing it. Remember to accept all changes when
you have finished: it is not good to leave tracked changes in a document, it
"can" lead to corruption problems.

Hope this helps

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[Cathie]

Very helpful -- thanks!

--Cathie

Hi Cathie:

This responds to article <[email protected]>,


Excellent! Then you're clean


Yeah, we all are. Please do not assume that "not opening" such an email
offers you any protection. It never has, and I do wish the newspapers would
stop pretending that it does. "Receiving" such a file on a PC is all that
it takes if the user has not been keeping their updates happening. On the
Mac, so far, there are no viruses that automatically install themselves --
but it won't be long!


If you remove PDFMaker, the problem will go away. PDFMaker is badly
designed: it makes a change to the Normal template every time Word starts.
We can't seem to persuade Adobe to put a real qualified programmer on the
job to sort out the mess!!

PDFMaker itself is useless: you will make better PDFs by simply printing the
document to the Adobe PDF Printer, so you can simply remove PDFMaker.


Yeah: It's PDFMaker that's doing it. Remember to accept all changes when
you have finished: it is not good to leave tracked changes in a document, it
"can" lead to corruption problems.

Hope this helps