Word 2007 Global Building Blocks

[Kerri]

Hi,

I have put my Word 2007 autotext entries into one file as a BB.dotx
and saved it in the default startup directory as noted in file
Locations. I also create a .dotm macros file that access any custom
autotext from that BB.dotx file.

There is another program that has a template in the same folder. For
some reason when this other programs template is running I get an
error that says my BB.dotx or Macros.dotm file says it is read-only.

The .dotx and .dotm files get pushed out to the users C:/ drive and is
not on a network. If I change my Macros.dotm file to be 2003
compatible then only the bb.dotx file gives an read-only warning.

Now I noticed if I saved my BB.dotx file to the ...\Application Data
\Microsoft\Building Blocks folder, then I don't get the error
anymore. However the problem is I don't want the Building Blocks to
be in the users directory. Is there a way to change the global
location for Building Blocks or a better way of doing this?

Thank you for your time and help.
Kerri

 

[Kerri]

Hi,

I have put my Word 2007 autotext entries into one file as a BB.dotx
and saved it in the default startup directory as noted in file
Locations.  I also create a .dotm macros file that access any custom
autotext from that BB.dotx file.

There is another program that has a template in the same folder.  For
some reason when this other programs template is running I get an
error that says my BB.dotx or Macros.dotm file says it is read-only.

The .dotx and .dotm files get pushed out to the users C:/ drive and is
not on a network.  If I change my Macros.dotm file to be 2003
compatible then only the bb.dotx file gives an read-only warning.

Now I noticed if I saved my BB.dotx file to the ...\Application Data
\Microsoft\Building Blocks folder, then I don't get the error
anymore.  However the problem is I don't want the Building Blocks to
be in the users directory.  Is there a way to change the global
location for Building Blocks or a better way of doing this?

Thank you for your time and help.
Kerri

I didn't find a solution to the Golobal Bulilding blocks but I was
able to get my macros to work without the "locked by other user"
error. I had to save my .dotx and .dotm templates as word compatiable
templates .dot. I aslo saved them both in the defulat startup
directory. Then everything worked fine.

I also figured out how to make my macro use the users document and
settings directory by using the following code inplace of the users
name.

\" & environ("username") & "\


Just wanted to share my findings.

Thanks,
Kerri