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Old November 22nd, 2005, 04:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.developer.automation,microsoft.public.office.setup
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Default automating footer?

Is it possible to automate and "force" all users to include a footer in each
document, spreadsheet etc. that shows the path?
I know each person can set that up themselves but I would like to default
everone to it. How can that be done?


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Old November 25th, 2005, 10:46 AM posted to microsoft.public.office.developer.automation,microsoft.public.office.setup
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Default automating footer?

Is it possible to automate and "force" all users to include a footer in each
document, spreadsheet etc. that shows the path?
I know each person can set that up themselves but I would like to default
everone to it. How can that be done?

The various applications use different models, so I can only speak for Word...

In Word, the best thing to do would be to set up a template (or set of
templates) containing everything people need for that type of document (letter,
memo, fax, whatever). The footer can contain a FileName field with the \p
switch (for the path).

Users can then select the type of template they want to use from the File/New
dialogbox / taskpane.

There is a default template - Normal.dot - but if you put the footer into that,
it could interfere with other things (such as labels).

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Old November 27th, 2005, 11:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.developer.automation,microsoft.public.office.setup
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Default automating footer?

Thank you, I'll start there. It would be good if I could set all users to
use the modified normal.dot from a central location . But I also have to set
excel files the same way so this may be more complicated than I thought...
like educating the users... geez, who am I kidding!?

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Is it possible to automate and "force" all users to include a footer in
each
document, spreadsheet etc. that shows the path?
I know each person can set that up themselves but I would like to default
everone to it. How can that be done?

The various applications use different models, so I can only speak for
Word...

In Word, the best thing to do would be to set up a template (or set of
templates) containing everything people need for that type of document
(letter,
memo, fax, whatever). The footer can contain a FileName field with the \p
switch (for the path).

Users can then select the type of template they want to use from the
File/New
dialogbox / taskpane.

There is a default template - Normal.dot - but if you put the footer into
that,
it could interfere with other things (such as labels).

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Old November 28th, 2005, 09:19 AM posted to microsoft.public.office.developer.automation,microsoft.public.office.setup
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Default automating footer?

It would be good if I could set all users to
use the modified normal.dot from a central location . But I also have to set
excel files the same way so this may be more complicated than I thought...
like educating the users... geez, who am I kidding!?

Most Word people would advise strongly against forcing users to share a central
Normal.dot. This is where many of the users' personal customizations (such as
AutoText and formatted AutoCorrect) are stored. They won't be pleased if you
take this ability away from them. That why, for Word, it makes sense to set up
templates for each document type and get users to use those (instead of the
blank document from Normal).

You could, perhaps, remove or replace the "blank document" toolbar button with
one that creates a new document from a company template. Store this in a
network location, assigned as the users' Workgroup Template folder. Change the
Word shortcuts on the machines to use the /n switch (I think that's the one
that starts Word up without a blank document) or the /tTemplateFullName switch
to create a new document from a company template.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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