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Daniel C. Hunt
(I am not sure if this is the right place to post this or not. I
posted it in the Templates section but did not get a response so I
thought maybe this is more a network setup question and am posting it
here.)
I want to set up Word XP (2002) so that all users connected to a
network can access macros that are created by 1 administrative user. I
have each user set up with their 'User template directory' (where
Normal.dot is stored) pointed to their individual home dir.
I have read a couple documents on the Web which indicate you can create
a 'global template' that users can use macros from and that an
administrator can update. I created a 'global template' dir on the
network and put 'global.dot' in it. I then created a shortcut pointing
to the global.dot file in each user's Word startup folder (c:\documents
and settings\{user}\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\Startup). This
allows users to 'see' the macros that are in the global.dot file but I
don't have to copy global.dot to each user's Word startup folder. I
have a couple problems that I need help with.
1. If Macro security is set on high, I can't run the macros from the
global.dot. If I set it to medium, then it will prompt me if I want to
enable macros each time I start Word. Is there any way to tell Word
that this specific directory on the network is OK to run macros from
without prompting the user?
2. I can't figure out how to save or edit macros in the global.dot
file so that the administrator can make changes. When you create a
macro (usually just a simple keyboard recorded macro) the only option
to save it to is the user's personal normal.dot which will only allow
that user to run the macro.
3. I am already using the Workgroup Templates location on a network
drive to hold template letterhead files and such. The global.dot is
more for autotext, macros and toolbars that would be 'global' across
all documents a user would create and yet could be updated in one place
by the administrator.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dan
posted it in the Templates section but did not get a response so I
thought maybe this is more a network setup question and am posting it
here.)
I want to set up Word XP (2002) so that all users connected to a
network can access macros that are created by 1 administrative user. I
have each user set up with their 'User template directory' (where
Normal.dot is stored) pointed to their individual home dir.
I have read a couple documents on the Web which indicate you can create
a 'global template' that users can use macros from and that an
administrator can update. I created a 'global template' dir on the
network and put 'global.dot' in it. I then created a shortcut pointing
to the global.dot file in each user's Word startup folder (c:\documents
and settings\{user}\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\Startup). This
allows users to 'see' the macros that are in the global.dot file but I
don't have to copy global.dot to each user's Word startup folder. I
have a couple problems that I need help with.
1. If Macro security is set on high, I can't run the macros from the
global.dot. If I set it to medium, then it will prompt me if I want to
enable macros each time I start Word. Is there any way to tell Word
that this specific directory on the network is OK to run macros from
without prompting the user?
2. I can't figure out how to save or edit macros in the global.dot
file so that the administrator can make changes. When you create a
macro (usually just a simple keyboard recorded macro) the only option
to save it to is the user's personal normal.dot which will only allow
that user to run the macro.
3. I am already using the Workgroup Templates location on a network
drive to hold template letterhead files and such. The global.dot is
more for autotext, macros and toolbars that would be 'global' across
all documents a user would create and yet could be updated in one place
by the administrator.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dan