WD97: Word 97 Help Incorrectly References Tables7.dot

ID: Q164991

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

Word 97 Help refers to the Tables7.dot template as a source of additional Word macros for working with a table:

The macros supplied with Word are stored in templates installed in the Macro subfolder of the Word program folder. For example, the template Tables7.dot contains a set of sample macros you can use when working with Word tables.

This information is incorrect. Microsoft Word 97 for Windows does not include the Tables7.dot template.

MORE INFORMATION

Word version 7.0 includes a template, Tables7.dot, that contains the following macros:

Access Exporter

Table Math

Table Number

You can use these macros to work with a Word table.

Although Microsoft Word 97 for Windows does not include a macro template, it does include alternative methods for performing these functions.

Microsoft Access Exporter
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For information about exporting a Word table to Microsoft Access, click the Office Assistant, type How do I export a table to Access?, click Search, and then click to view "Import a Word text file into Microsoft Access."

Table Math
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For more information about performing calculations in a Word table, click the Office Assistant, type How do I perform calculations in my table?, click Search, and then click to view "Perform calculations in a table."

Table Number
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For more information about numbering the cells in a Word table, click the Office Assistant, type How do I number my table cells?, click Search, and then click to view "Number cells in a table."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

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Keywords : kbusage word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
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