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How do I find and re-name Normal.dot
Heartening to know that I'm not the only one with a certificate. lol
It sank without trace here in the UK, even before the name change!! Geoff. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I think most Word/Office MVPs are familiar with MOUS certification (and some have it), but we got a bit confused when MS changed the name to (I think) MOS, which was less recognizable. Hi Suzanne, [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] Can someone help me with "Idiot proof instructions"? Please! -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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How do I find and re-name Normal.dot
The problem with any kind of certification is that it's only as good as its
name recognition. What good would an Oxford degree be if no one had ever heard of Oxford University? This was also the situation with the MVP designation when I started. By dint of immense effort, MS has made the award more visible within MS and, to some extent, in the tech industry, but for the man on the street, it means nothing, which means that for me the designation itself has no (or little) value outside these NGs (since my business is not tech-related). When I teach free Word courses at the public library, I can tell people I'm a Microsoft MVP and try to explain what that means, but it is much less impressive to them than what I can teach them about how to use Word. And that's as it should be: no piece of paper (actual or notional) should take the place of proven competence. If the cert can get you in the door, that's good, but it's what you accomplish after you're there that will look good on your résumé thereafter. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "six-h via OfficeKB.com" u24915@uwe wrote in message news:7fe1b3dc4f958@uwe... Heartening to know that I'm not the only one with a certificate. lol It sank without trace here in the UK, even before the name change!! Geoff. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I think most Word/Office MVPs are familiar with MOUS certification (and some have it), but we got a bit confused when MS changed the name to (I think) MOS, which was less recognizable. Hi Suzanne, [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] Can someone help me with "Idiot proof instructions"? Please! -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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How do I find and re-name Normal.dot
Must agree with you there,
The paper is a valuable "key" which gives the person the chance to shine! I must admit, I have only become aware of the MVP status over the last 3 years or so. I don't know how well recognised it is (or valued) by the commercial world, since I'm no longer a paid up member!!! Geoff. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: The problem with any kind of certification is that it's only as good as its name recognition. What good would an Oxford degree be if no one had ever heard of Oxford University? This was also the situation with the MVP designation when I started. By dint of immense effort, MS has made the award more visible within MS and, to some extent, in the tech industry, but for the man on the street, it means nothing, which means that for me the designation itself has no (or little) value outside these NGs (since my business is not tech-related). When I teach free Word courses at the public library, I can tell people I'm a Microsoft MVP and try to explain what that means, but it is much less impressive to them than what I can teach them about how to use Word. And that's as it should be: no piece of paper (actual or notional) should take the place of proven competence. If the cert can get you in the door, that's good, but it's what you accomplish after you're there that will look good on your résumé thereafter. Heartening to know that I'm not the only one with a certificate. lol It sank without trace here in the UK, even before the name change!! [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] Can someone help me with "Idiot proof instructions"? Please! -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...neral/200802/1 |
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How do I find and re-name Normal.dot
You should really rename them as normal.old or normal.bad because with a
..dot extension, Windows will still see them as a template. Then it doesn't matter how many you create. But sure, delete the oldest. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "six-h via OfficeKB.com" u24915@uwe wrote in message news:7fe02a811c7f2@uwe... Thanks JoAnn, That's a useful tip, and I'll try to remember it for future! By the way, I'm using "Word2002", and noticed when fixing this problem the other day, that on both occasions that I have needed to do so, there were two instances of the Global template in existence at the same time. I've now got two"Normalold.dot's" and two "oldNormal.dot's" I think maybe now it's safe to delete one set, at least! Regards. Geoff Vost. JoAnn Paules wrote: Don't forget that you can use Google Groups to search for older posts in the Microsoft newsgroups. I've been doing that a bit lately myself. I'm trying to learn Access and have questions that I know had to have been asked before. ;-) You should only have one normal.dot. Have you tried using Windows Explorer? [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] six-h -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...neral/200802/1 |
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How do I find and re-name Normal.dot
Agreed. The referenced article, I noticed, does suggest Normal.old or
Oldnormal.dot, but I think that just reflects my ignorance at the time I was writing it. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... You should really rename them as normal.old or normal.bad because with a .dot extension, Windows will still see them as a template. Then it doesn't matter how many you create. But sure, delete the oldest. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "six-h via OfficeKB.com" u24915@uwe wrote in message news:7fe02a811c7f2@uwe... Thanks JoAnn, That's a useful tip, and I'll try to remember it for future! By the way, I'm using "Word2002", and noticed when fixing this problem the other day, that on both occasions that I have needed to do so, there were two instances of the Global template in existence at the same time. I've now got two"Normalold.dot's" and two "oldNormal.dot's" I think maybe now it's safe to delete one set, at least! Regards. Geoff Vost. JoAnn Paules wrote: Don't forget that you can use Google Groups to search for older posts in the Microsoft newsgroups. I've been doing that a bit lately myself. I'm trying to learn Access and have questions that I know had to have been asked before. ;-) You should only have one normal.dot. Have you tried using Windows Explorer? [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] six-h -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...neral/200802/1 |
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How do I find and re-name Normal.dot
Thanks for that Terry,
I knew I was doing it wrong, renaming the file rather than the type! I'll find them again, and change/delet, as you suggest. Geoff Vost. Terry Farrell wrote: You should really rename them as normal.old or normal.bad because with a .dot extension, Windows will still see them as a template. Then it doesn't matter how many you create. But sure, delete the oldest. Thanks JoAnn, That's a useful tip, and I'll try to remember it for future! [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] six-h -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...neral/200802/1 |
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How do I find and re-name Normal.dot
I'm convinced they changed the certification from MOUS to MOS in order to
get more money out of those who were already certified, or were certified instructors, in order to use the new credentials. First I was a Microsoft Authorized Instructor. Then $75 I became a MOUS Master Instructor. Then $100, a MOS Master Instructor. (That's not including the tests for each version.) For Office 2007 the certification will fall under Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). They've also added another certification, Microsoft Certified Application Professional (MCAP). The later is more SharePoint focused. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mc...s/default.mspx I'm still not sure what that's going to end up costing. grin Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I think most Word/Office MVPs are familiar with MOUS certification (and some have it), but we got a bit confused when MS changed the name to (I think) MOS, which was less recognizable. "six-h via OfficeKB.com" u24915@uwe wrote in message news:7fe0b817e2166@uwe... My biggest claim to fame in the computing world, is having passed a course that no one has ever heard of! The so called MOUS (Mouse) certificate. It did give me good basic knowledge of Word, and I try to help others get into computers now that I'm retired, by helping out at my local U3A computer classes (University of the Third Age). It's nice to see others grow in confidence as they learn to "tame the beast"! |
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