WD2000: Custom Toolbar Is Lost When You Save Document As New Template (211298)

SYMPTOMS

When you create a document based on a custom template containing custom toolbars, if you try to save that document as a new template, your custom toolbar is not saved to the new template.

NOTE: To create a document based on a custom template, on the File menu, click New, select your custom template, and then under Create New, click Document.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do one of the following.

Use the Organizer

Use the Organizer to copy the custom toolbar from your custom template to the document before you save it as a new template.

Create a New Template

Create a new template from the template containing the custom toolbar. To do so, follow these steps:

On the File menu, click New.
Select the custom template containing the custom toolbar, select Template under Create New, and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Save As. Type a new template file name, and then click Save.

NOTE: In the Save As dialog box, you can change the location where you want to save your new custom template by changing the Save in box.
Close your new template.

When you click New on the File menu, select your new template and then click OK, a new document containing the custom toolbar will be opened.

REFERENCES

For more information about copying a toolbar, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type copy styles, autotext entries, toolbars, or macros in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For additional information about toolbars and macros, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212098 WD2000: Copying Toolbar Does Not Copy Associated Macros