A Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) forum. OfficeFrustration

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » OfficeFrustration forum » Microsoft Word » Page Layout
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read  

Switching to Normal template fails...



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #11  
Old July 18th, 2004, 01:48 PM
Stephen Miller
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Switching to Normal template fails...



"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Your assumption about styles is correct IF...

(1) You consistently use styles and only styles for your formatting, and
(2) You have the same style names in both templates, and
(3) Upon attaching the new template you check the box to update styles from
the template. (This last option should normally be unchecked, because
usually this is not desired.)


I have checked and the answer is Yes to all 3: the templates are Normal saved and fonts/line spacing etc redefined for the Normal style names.

Running a test, I typed one line in a doc using Normal, set it as Heading 2, attached my own template, the style updated, attached Normal again, ticked the box to update styles, zilch. (And this with a fresh install of Word just in case there was an issue of corruption somewhere along the line.)

This is a mystery to me now...

  #12  
Old July 18th, 2004, 01:48 PM
Stephen Miller
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Switching to Normal template fails...



"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Your assumption about styles is correct IF...

(1) You consistently use styles and only styles for your formatting, and
(2) You have the same style names in both templates, and
(3) Upon attaching the new template you check the box to update styles from
the template. (This last option should normally be unchecked, because
usually this is not desired.)


I have checked and the answer is Yes to all 3: the templates are Normal saved and fonts/line spacing etc redefined for the Normal style names.

Running a test, I typed one line in a doc using Normal, set it as Heading 2, attached my own template, the style updated, attached Normal again, ticked the box to update styles, zilch. (And this with a fresh install of Word just in case there was an issue of corruption somewhere along the line.)

This is a mystery to me now...

  #13  
Old July 18th, 2004, 01:49 PM
Stephen Miller
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Switching to Normal template fails...



"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Your assumption about styles is correct IF...

(1) You consistently use styles and only styles for your formatting, and
(2) You have the same style names in both templates, and
(3) Upon attaching the new template you check the box to update styles from
the template. (This last option should normally be unchecked, because
usually this is not desired.)


I have checked and the answer is Yes to all 3: the templates are Normal saved and fonts/line spacing etc redefined for the Normal style names.

Running a test, I typed one line in a doc using Normal, set it as Heading 2, attached my own template, the style updated, attached Normal again, ticked the box to update styles, zilch. (And this with a fresh install of Word just in case there was an issue of corruption somewhere along the line.)

This is a mystery to me now...

  #14  
Old July 18th, 2004, 01:49 PM
Stephen Miller
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Switching to Normal template fails...



"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Your assumption about styles is correct IF...

(1) You consistently use styles and only styles for your formatting, and
(2) You have the same style names in both templates, and
(3) Upon attaching the new template you check the box to update styles from
the template. (This last option should normally be unchecked, because
usually this is not desired.)

I have checked and the answer is Yes to all 3: the templates are Normal saved and fonts/line spacing etc redefined for the Normal style names.

Running a test, I typed one line in a doc using Normal, set it as Heading 2, attached my own template, the style updated, attached Normal again, ticked the box to update styles, zilch. (And this with a fresh install of Word just in case there was an issue of corruption somewhere along the line.)

This is a mystery to me now...

  #15  
Old July 18th, 2004, 01:49 PM
Stephen Miller
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Switching to Normal template fails...



"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Your assumption about styles is correct IF...

(1) You consistently use styles and only styles for your formatting, and
(2) You have the same style names in both templates, and
(3) Upon attaching the new template you check the box to update styles from
the template. (This last option should normally be unchecked, because
usually this is not desired.)

I have checked and the answer is Yes to all 3: the templates are Normal saved and fonts/line spacing etc redefined for the Normal style names.

Running a test, I typed one line in a doc using Normal, set it as Heading 2, attached my own template, the style updated, attached Normal again, ticked the box to update styles, zilch. (And this with a fresh install of Word just in case there was an issue of corruption somewhere along the line.)

This is a mystery to me now...

  #16  
Old July 18th, 2004, 01:49 PM
Stephen Miller
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Switching to Normal template fails...



"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Your assumption about styles is correct IF...

(1) You consistently use styles and only styles for your formatting, and
(2) You have the same style names in both templates, and
(3) Upon attaching the new template you check the box to update styles from
the template. (This last option should normally be unchecked, because
usually this is not desired.)

I have checked and the answer is Yes to all 3: the templates are Normal saved and fonts/line spacing etc redefined for the Normal style names.

Running a test, I typed one line in a doc using Normal, set it as Heading 2, attached my own template, the style updated, attached Normal again, ticked the box to update styles, zilch. (And this with a fresh install of Word just in case there was an issue of corruption somewhere along the line.)

This is a mystery to me now...

  #17  
Old July 19th, 2004, 08:16 PM
Dayo Mitchell
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Switching to Normal template fails...

On 7/18/04 8:47 AM, "Stephen Miller" wrote:
"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Your assumption about styles is correct IF...

(1) You consistently use styles and only styles for your formatting, and
(2) You have the same style names in both templates, and
(3) Upon attaching the new template you check the box to update styles from
the template. (This last option should normally be unchecked, because
usually this is not desired.)


I have checked and the answer is Yes to all 3: the templates are Normal saved
and fonts/line spacing etc redefined for the Normal style names.


What does a template being "Normal saved" mean? Not clear on how the second
half of that sentence relates either.

Running a test, I typed one line in a doc using Normal, set it as Heading 2,
attached my own template, the style updated, attached Normal again, ticked the
box to update styles, zilch. (And this with a fresh install of Word just in
case there was an issue of corruption somewhere along the line.)

This is a mystery to me now...

So it works when you attach a different template, but not when you attach
Normal? Perhaps your Normal is corrupted. Fresh install will not have fixed
it unless you uninstalled first. Quit Word, find Normal, rename it, restart
Word, and try the test again. What version are you using?

Also see if it works when you Insert File into a new doc based on Normal
instead of attaching the template.

And ignore the error message you seem to be getting from the website, don't
repost unless you have given it some time and you are sure your message
isn't there. This one showed up 8 times.

DM

  #18  
Old July 22nd, 2004, 02:45 PM
Stephen Miller
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Switching to Normal template fails...

Thanks for taking the time to reply.


So it works when you attach a different template, but not when you attach
Normal? Perhaps your Normal is corrupted. Fresh install will not have fixed
it unless you uninstalled first. Quit Word, find Normal, rename it, restart
Word, and try the test again. What version are you using?


I am using word X Service Release 1 running under Mac OS X 10.2.3

I have used the Microsoft utility to remove Office and I have emptied the Trash and reinstalled.

The same behaviour as before!
Also see if it works when you Insert File into a new doc based on Normal
instead of attaching the template.


This I had not tried befoer but still the same behaviour.

And ignore the error message you seem to be getting from the website, don't
repost unless you have given it some time and you are sure your message
isn't there. This one showed up 8 times.


Apologies for that, a sense of frustration (foolish in retrospect) had crept in...

Stephen Miller


DM


  #19  
Old July 22nd, 2004, 03:38 PM
Suzanne S. Barnhill
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Switching to Normal template fails...

We've been assured that the erroneous error message will be corrected in the
next revision of the Communities interface, which is scheduled for August, I
believe.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Stephen Miller" wrote in message
...
Thanks for taking the time to reply.


So it works when you attach a different template, but not when you

attach
Normal? Perhaps your Normal is corrupted. Fresh install will not have

fixed
it unless you uninstalled first. Quit Word, find Normal, rename it,

restart
Word, and try the test again. What version are you using?


I am using word X Service Release 1 running under Mac OS X 10.2.3

I have used the Microsoft utility to remove Office and I have emptied the

Trash and reinstalled.

The same behaviour as before!
Also see if it works when you Insert File into a new doc based on Normal
instead of attaching the template.


This I had not tried befoer but still the same behaviour.

And ignore the error message you seem to be getting from the website,

don't
repost unless you have given it some time and you are sure your message
isn't there. This one showed up 8 times.


Apologies for that, a sense of frustration (foolish in retrospect) had

crept in...

Stephen Miller


DM



  #20  
Old July 22nd, 2004, 07:45 PM
Dayo Mitchell
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Switching to Normal template fails...

Hi Stephen,

I don't think your MacOffice X is fully updated--check here to confirm:
http://www.mcgimpsey.com/macoffice/o...xversions.html

Maybe that will help--your Normal seems to be off, but a fresh copy isn't
fixing anything, which seems very strange. Removing and reinstalling would
create a fresh copy, although just reinstalling would not.

Dayo


On 7/22/04 9:45 AM, "Stephen Miller" wrote:

Thanks for taking the time to reply.


So it works when you attach a different template, but not when you attach
Normal? Perhaps your Normal is corrupted. Fresh install will not have fixed
it unless you uninstalled first. Quit Word, find Normal, rename it, restart
Word, and try the test again. What version are you using?


I am using word X Service Release 1 running under Mac OS X 10.2.3

I have used the Microsoft utility to remove Office and I have emptied the
Trash and reinstalled.

The same behaviour as before!
Also see if it works when you Insert File into a new doc based on Normal
instead of attaching the template.


This I had not tried befoer but still the same behaviour.

And ignore the error message you seem to be getting from the website, don't
repost unless you have given it some time and you are sure your message
isn't there. This one showed up 8 times.


Apologies for that, a sense of frustration (foolish in retrospect) had crept
in...

Stephen Miller


DM



 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Normal template Cindy General Discussion 4 July 26th, 2004 02:16 PM
how to restore default Normal template? / my own Styles disappear finisterre General Discussion 1 June 30th, 2004 04:05 PM
Normal Dot Template E Marek New Users 1 May 30th, 2004 10:37 AM
Right-click-created .doc file has wrong Normal template HONYAKUKA General Discussion 7 May 25th, 2004 05:38 PM
word error mac General Discussions 1 May 6th, 2004 08:14 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:04 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 OfficeFrustration.
The comments are property of their posters.