WD97: Missing Menu Items When WordMail Document Opened in Word (165676)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q165676

SYMPTOMS

When you open a document that has been saved from a WordMail message in either Word Document Format (*.doc) or RTF Text Format (*.rtf), menu items are missing and the Print Preview button is missing from the Standard toolbar.

CAUSE

The document is attached to the Email.dot template or to another template with customized menus or toolbars.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the following steps to attach a Word template, for example Normal.dot, to the document:

  1. Open the document in Word 97.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Templates And Add-Ins.
  3. Click the Attach button. Change to the correct folder, click Normal.dot, and then click OK.
NOTE: You can use the Organizer to copy styles from the Email.dot to your Normal.dot, if desired. To open the Organizer, click Styles on the Format menu and then click the Organizer button.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

WordMail messages are based on the template specified by the Template setting on the E-mail tab in Outlook. To locate the E-mail tab, on the Tools menu, click Options. The default WordMail template is Email.dot.

In Email.dot, the Print Preview button is missing from the Standard toolbar.

The following table lists the menu items that are missing from the Email.dot template. 

   Menu           Menu item
   -------------------------------

   File           Versions
                  Print Preview

   View           Master Document
                  Header and Footer
                  Full Screen

   Insert         Page Numbers

   Tools          Protect Document
                  Mail Merge
                  Envelopes and Labels
                  Letter Wizard


The following items are added to the Tools menu in the Email.dot template:
   Tools          AutoSignature
                  Check Names
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2000
Keywords:kbbug kbinterop KB165676
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