Toolbar Transition Word 2003 to 2007

[Ridge Kennedy]

Dear All,

I'm sure this has been dealt with far too often here. I'm finding lots of
bits and pieces of information all over the web on the topic, but I'd like
to "ask the experts" for advice on best places to start -- and inquire about
one thing I have observered so far.

We're moving to Office 2007 and I'm charged with managing the transition of
our macros -- not that many, but a few and worth preserving -- to the new
environment. In Word 2003, we have about a half dozen toolbars, each with
between 4 and 8 macros.

I'm looking for the sleast stressful way to migrate these capabilities.

The macros and toolbars are in a template called NJAddIns.dot that is
automatically downloaded to all user workstations into the word startup
directory.

What I've noticed, is that a group of the macros -- one of the toolbars --
NJWordTools -- appears in the Ribbon in Office 2007 "add-ins" menu with a
label "custom toolbars" at the bottom.

I'd like to know how Office 2007 decided to pick that particual toolbar to
display. I'd also appreicate pointers to the best sources of information
for muddling through this process. From what I've read so far, there is no
easy answer. But A few pointers from the MVPs here will surely help.

Sincerely,

Ridge (in New Joisey)

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

I would suggest that you do it properly and take a look at
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm and the other items to do
with Ribbon Customization on Greg's website. It is really not that
difficult and will end up giving you a better result.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

 

[Graham Mayor]

While I agree with Doug that the best way forward is to create a Word 2007
add-in with your own ribbon tab with access to the macros, Word 2007 should
pick up the toolbars from Word 2003 templates if the templates are saved
with the toolbars floating - see
http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm.

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[Ridge Kennedy]

Thank you gentlemen. And I apologize again for a duplicate posting in a
different group. Ridge