WD6x: WD0264: Updated Word 2.x Templates for Use with Word 6.0

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a
• Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.1

SUMMARY

The following is the complete contents of the Application Note titled "WD0264: Updated Word 2.x Templates for Use with Word 6.0." The macros in the Word 2.x for Windows templates may not run without error in Word 6.0 for Windows. WD0264 contains updated macros that correct this problem. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library. Click the file name below to download the file:

WD0264.EXE

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THE TEXT OF WD0264

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  Microsoft(R) Microsoft Technical Support Application Note (Text File)
       WD0264: UPDATED WORD 2.X TEMPLATES FOR USE WITH WORD 6.0
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                                                   Revision Date: 3/94
                                                       1 Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft Word for Windows(TM),
version 6.0.

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INTRODUCTION
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The macros in the Microsoft Word version 2.x for Windows templates may not
run without error in Word 6.0 for Windows. The WD0264 disk included with
this Application Note contains updated macros that correct this problem. If
you encounter a WordBasic error when using the Word 2.x templates in Word
6.0, copy the updated macros from the enclosed WD0264 disk to your current
template file using the Installation instructions below.

WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN
RISK. Microsoft provides this macro code "as is" without warranty of any
kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied
warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

INSTALLATION
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IMPORTANT: Before you copy the template files or install the letter
template macros from the enclosed WD0264 disk, make backup copies of your
existing templates.

1. Make backup copies of all your template files (that is, .DOT files). For
   example, from the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press
   ENTER

      copy <source>\*.dot <destination>

   where <source> is the location of your template files and
   <destination> is the location of your backup files. For example:

      copy c:\winword\template\*.dot c:\backup

2. Insert the enclosed WD0264 disk in the appropriate disk drive and copy
   the following templates from the WD0264 disk to your current template
   directory.

   NOTE: DO NOT copy the letter templates. See the "Letter Templates"
   section.

      ARTICLE2.DOT
      DISSERT2.DOT
      FAX.DOT
      MEMO2.DOT
      PRESS.DOT
      PROPOSAL.DOT
      REPLAND.DOT
      REPSIDE.DOT
      REPSTAND.DOT
      TERM2.DOT

   For example, from the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and
   press ENTER

      copy <drive>:\<template> <destination>

   where <drive> is the floppy disk drive that contains the WD0264 disk,
   <template> is the filename of the template you want to copy, and
   <destination> is the location of your template directory. For example:

      copy a:\article2.dot c:\winword\template

Letter Templates
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IMPORTANT: Before you begin this procedure, make backup copies of your
existing Letter templates. See step 1 of the "Installation" section.

If you have stored names and addresses (glossary entries) in your Letter
templates (LETBLOCK.DOT, LETPERSN.DOT, LETMDSEM.DOT, or LETMODBK.DOT), you
must merge the new macros into your old templates in order to retain these
glossary entries. If you simply copy the Letter templates from the WD0264
disk, your names and addresses will be lost.

NOTE: If you have NOT stored names and addresses in your Letter templates,
you can simply copy the templates from the WD0264 disk to your existing
template directory using the procedure in the "Installation" section above.

To merge the new macros, use the Organizer in Word 6.0 to copy the macros
from the .DOT files included on the enclosed WD0264 disk to your existing
Letter templates as described in the procedure below. For more information
about the Organizer dialog box, see pages 218-219 and 752-753 in the
"Microsoft Word User's Guide."

 1. From the File menu, choose Templates.

 2. Choose the Organizer button, and then select the Macros tab.

 3. Choose the left Close File button and then choose the left Open File
    button.

    NOTE: When you choose the Close File button, it changes to the Open
    File button.

 4. From the List Files Of Type box, select Document Templates (*.dot).

 5. Insert the enclosed WD0264 disk in the appropriate floppy disk drive.

 6. In the Drives list, select the disk drive where you inserted the WD0264
    disk. In the File Name box, select the template file you want to update
    (for example, LETBLOCK.DOT) and choose OK. The updated macros display
    in the left list box in the Organizer dialog box.

 7. Choose the right Close File button (if it is available) and then choose
    the right Open File button.

    NOTE: The right Close File button changes to the right Open File button
    if you have no documents open in Word or if you previously chose the
    right Close File button.

 8. In the List Files Of Type box, select Document Templates (*.dot).

 9. Select your current (Word 2.x) template file that contains the
    WordBasic macros you want to replace with the updated version on the
    WD0264 disk (for example, LETBLOCK.DOT in the WINWORD\TEMPLATES
    subdirectory on drive C) and choose OK.

10. Select all the macros in the list on the left side of the Organizer
    dialog box. To do this, select the first macro in the list, press and
    hold down the SHIFT key, then select the last macro in the list so the
    entire list is selected.

11. Choose the Copy button. When Word displays the "Do you wish to
    overwrite the existing macro <MacroName>?" prompt, choose the Yes or
    Yes To All button. This replaces the old macros (the ones that were
    producing WordBasic errors) in your existing template with new macros
    from the updated .DOT file on the WD0264 disk.

12. Choose the Close button. When Word prompts you to save changes to your
    template, choose Yes. When Word displays the following message, choose
    Yes.

    The file FILENAME.DOT is a Word version 2.0 for Windows document. Do
    you want to overwrite it with Word version 6.0 for Windows format?

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