Copy Toolbar from Document to Document

[Debra Ann]

Microsoft Word 2003:

I have two documents with the same toolbar. I changed some of the toolbar
features in one and want to copy the toolbar over to the other using
organizer. When I do this, the toolbar looks fine until I save it and reopen
it and then it looks like the original one again and the new features of the
toolbar are gone. Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi DebraAnn,

Microsoft Word 2003:

I have two documents with the same toolbar. I changed some of the toolbar
features in one and want to copy the toolbar over to the other using
organizer. When I do this, the toolbar looks fine until I save it and reopen
it and then it looks like the original one again and the new features of the
toolbar are gone. Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?

You are certain the toolbar is saved IN the document, and not in the document's
template?

How about if you first delete the toolbar before you copy the changed one in?
(Make a copy of your document, first, of course.)

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Debra Ann]

I am pretty sure as the document is set up with normal.dot but then has its
own macros and toolbar because of networking reasons. I did delete it first,
I copied it over, it looks fine. Then I close the document (with save) and
open it again and the old one is back. How would I check that it is not in
the template. It is not showing in Normal.Dot.

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi DebraAnn,

I am pretty sure as the document is set up with normal.dot but then has its
own macros and toolbar because of networking reasons. I did delete it first,
I copied it over, it looks fine. Then I close the document (with save) and
open it again and the old one is back. How would I check that it is not in
the template. It is not showing in Normal.Dot.

Based on this description, one other question before we start delving into that:

Do you make any other changes in the document? If not, Word may not realize
there's something it should save. Try making a change in the document text, then
change it back (do NOT use Undo). That will signal to Word that the document is
"dirty" and force it to truly save.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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