Re: Auto Text
From: mark (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/29/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 20:21:36 -0700
I have gone through with the guys from IT and have had a
look at all the files and folders where the normal.dot
lives and none of them are read-only. The auto-text
entries are still working every second or third day, this
is driving me mad!!
>-----Original Message-----
>Is your normal.dot template stored in a folder which is
marked "read-only?"
>Is normal.dot read-only? Neither of these should be the
case. Word does not
>behave the way you are describing unless someone is
crippling it.
>--
>
>Charles Kenyon
>
>Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:
http://addbalance.com/word
>
>Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented
version of
>Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>
>See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is
awesome!
> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -------
-- >This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies >and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn >from my ignorance and your wisdom. > >"mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >news:48de01c42be0$ab072f60$a301280a@phx.gbl... >> I have been talking with the guys from the IT department >> and have assured me that they do not touch, freeze or >> change these type of documents. >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >Does that mean that they have frozen the default settings >> or that they don't >> >mess with your normal.dot? My guess is that they have >> frozen the default >> >settings and they do mess with your normal.dot. >> >-- >> > >> >Charles Kenyon >> > >> >Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: >> http://addbalance.com/word >> > >> >Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented >> version of >> >Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) >> http://addbalance.com/usersguide >> > >> >See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is >> awesome! >> > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- --- >> -- >> >This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies >> >and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn >> >from my ignorance and your wisdom. >> > >> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >news:316101c428ce$a9e97580$a301280a@phx.gbl... >> >> sorry it took so long to get back to you (holidays). Yes >> >> this is a company PC on a network, and the "IT nazis" >> told >> >> me that they do not touch the default settings on these >> >> files. >> >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >> >Is this a company PC on a network? It could be that the >> >> IT nazis cause a >> >> >default normal.dot template to overwrite your own. In >> >> which case apart from >> >> >railing at the laziness of the IT staff which is >> >> preventing Word from being >> >> >used correctly, you will have to put up with it. On >> >> reflection, there is a >> >> >potential workaround, but we'll address that if >> necessary >> >> later. >> >> > >> >> >If it is a solo machine, then normal.dot is not being >> >> updated. The original >> >> >could be corrupt, so rename it and let's start again >> with >> >> a new one. >> >> > >> >> >Reinstalling Word will have no effect on this problem >> >> whatsoever. The issue >> >> >is external to Word. >> >> > >> >> >-- >> >> ><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<> >> >> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> >> > >> >> > Web site www.gmayor.com >> >> > Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word >> >> ><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >Mark wrote: >> >> >> Graham thanks for the help, >> >> >> but that still didnt work after the computer was shut >> >> down >> >> >> for the night then turned back on. Will i need to >> >> >> reinstall Word? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >> >>> Autotext is saved in normal.dot by default. You need >> >> to save that >> >> >>> file when prompted - ensure that prompt to save >> >> normal.dot is >> >> >>> checked in tools > options > save. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> -- >> >> >>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<> >> >> >>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Web site www.gmayor.com >> >> >>> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word >> >> >>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Mark wrote: >> >> >>>> When i create an auto text entry then exit and shut >> >> down >> >> >>>> the PC, the auto text entry is not there when i >> next >> >> open >> >> >>>> Word, Please help >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> . >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >. >> >> > >> > >> > >> >. >> > > > >. >
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