Macros disappearing

[Kay]

Can someone direct me to an easy to read article on transporting macros with
your document. I have written on several occasions about this project and
keep getting more frustrated. Latest.... I have a large forms template with
many macros in it. When the template is accessed as the basis for a new word
document some of the macros disappear. I made sure all of the macros were in
the template by going to the organizer and copying them over. Security is set
to low and when the form was first created...it worked great. It has however
been through several iterations and passed from person to person through
email....which I stopped them from doing because I think server rules were
stripping the macros.

I need to get this project finished and assure the endusers that they will
have the macros needed to make the form work. I would appareciate any advice
you can give.

The endusers will need to email completed forms to each other, because they
may use that form with minor content changes as the basis for another study,
etc.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

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Can someone direct me to an easy to read article on transporting
macros with your document. I have written on several occasions about
this project and keep getting more frustrated. Latest.... I have a
large forms template with many macros in it. When the template is
accessed as the basis for a new word document some of the macros
disappear. I made sure all of the macros were in the template by
going to the organizer and copying them over. Security is set to low
and when the form was first created...it worked great. It has
however been through several iterations and passed from person to
person through email....which I stopped them from doing because I
think server rules were stripping the macros.

I need to get this project finished and assure the endusers that they
will have the macros needed to make the form work. I would
appareciate any advice you can give.

The endusers will need to email completed forms to each other,
because they may use that form with minor content changes as the
basis for another study, etc.

Have you read these pages?
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/Customization/WhatTemplatesStore.htm
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/macrosvba/DistributeMacros.htm

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Salut!
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Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
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Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org

 

[Charles Kenyon]

To insure that your macros are in your template, use the vba editor, not the
Organizer. The organizer copies modules, not individual macros.

Do not have macro security set to low if you are connected to the Internet
or on a network with anyone who is. If you properly install your templates,
they can become trusted sources even with medium or high security.

Macros do not get transferred to a new document but remain in the template.
They are available in the document so long as the attachment to the template
is maintained. If the document (not template) is emailed then that
attachment is probably lost. If it is lost, the document can be reattached.

Read the articles that Jean-Guy gave you. See
http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step instructions
on moving / sharing / copying / backing-up customizations including
AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, toolbars, macros, etc.
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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


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[Kay]

Thanks to everyone. The tip about copying the code in the VB editor, I
think, will be very helpful. I had read most of those articles, but wasn't
aware of the need to copy via the VB window.