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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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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 This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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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!? "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:VA.0000b32a.004fc8fc@speedy... 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 This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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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 This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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