How to transfer Quick Parts from Word 2007 to Word 365?
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claure33
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Hello,
I just subscribed to Office 365 (I had Office 2007 which still works very well but I needed the cloud!). So:
- Adobe PDFMaker (CS4) does not work with Word 365 (but there is an option to save directly as a PDF from Word)
- I have a lot of Quick Parts auto-insertions that did not "carry over": how can I transfer them?
Thanks!
Catherine
Configuration: Windows / Firefox 79.0
I just subscribed to Office 365 (I had Office 2007 which still works very well but I needed the cloud!). So:
- Adobe PDFMaker (CS4) does not work with Word 365 (but there is an option to save directly as a PDF from Word)
- I have a lot of Quick Parts auto-insertions that did not "carry over": how can I transfer them?
Thanks!
Catherine
Configuration: Windows / Firefox 79.0
7 réponses
The building blocks are contained by default here:
C:\Documents and Settings\user profile\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks\1036 (for French)
The file is named "Building Blocks.dotx".
In the latest versions, there are two files: building blocks.dotx and Built-in Building Blocks.dotx
I explain here:
https://faqword.com/index.php/word/environnement/843-buildingblocks
So, you can move your file "Building Blocks.dotx" and place it in the subfolder 16. That said, you can rename it first so as not to overwrite the existing one.
I specify that we can have as many dotx files in this folder, which allows sharing construction blocks without destroying those of the person with whom we are sharing.
m@rina
C:\Documents and Settings\user profile\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks\1036 (for French)
The file is named "Building Blocks.dotx".
In the latest versions, there are two files: building blocks.dotx and Built-in Building Blocks.dotx
I explain here:
https://faqword.com/index.php/word/environnement/843-buildingblocks
So, you can move your file "Building Blocks.dotx" and place it in the subfolder 16. That said, you can rename it first so as not to overwrite the existing one.
I specify that we can have as many dotx files in this folder, which allows sharing construction blocks without destroying those of the person with whom we are sharing.
m@rina
Hello,
The macros have nothing to do with the issue! By default, they are stored in Normal.dotm and normally, Normal.dotm is retained when upgrading from one version to another.
That said, if your Normal.dotm is from the 2007 version, I recommend opening it and converting it to the 365 format.
m@rina
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From now on, if a user tells me "it doesn't work" without any further information…, I'm giving up!
The macros have nothing to do with the issue! By default, they are stored in Normal.dotm and normally, Normal.dotm is retained when upgrading from one version to another.
That said, if your Normal.dotm is from the 2007 version, I recommend opening it and converting it to the 365 format.
m@rina
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From now on, if a user tells me "it doesn't work" without any further information…, I'm giving up!
Good evening,
You should uninstall this add-on, even if it means reinstalling it.
That said, you don't need it, since converting to PDF is provided with Office: File => Save As => PDF format, or File => Export PDF.
Moreover, this solution is better; the other option involving a virtual print tends to not retain all the hyperlinks.
Furthermore, there is also the virtual print solution provided with Windows 10: Print => Printer "Microsoft Print to PDF".
m@rina
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From now on, if a user tells me "it doesn't work" without any further information..., I give up!
You should uninstall this add-on, even if it means reinstalling it.
That said, you don't need it, since converting to PDF is provided with Office: File => Save As => PDF format, or File => Export PDF.
Moreover, this solution is better; the other option involving a virtual print tends to not retain all the hyperlinks.
Furthermore, there is also the virtual print solution provided with Windows 10: Print => Printer "Microsoft Print to PDF".
m@rina
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From now on, if a user tells me "it doesn't work" without any further information..., I give up!
Hello and thank you for your quick response.
I found the Building Blocks, but the only “sub-folder 16” found under the “Office” directory (a little lower than Document Building Blocks) doesn’t contain any building blocks or Built-in building blocks, but only “proofing” files.
Is this where I should put my building blocks.dotx file?
Thank you for your help!
Catherine
I found the Building Blocks, but the only “sub-folder 16” found under the “Office” directory (a little lower than Document Building Blocks) doesn’t contain any building blocks or Built-in building blocks, but only “proofing” files.
Is this where I should put my building blocks.dotx file?
Thank you for your help!
Catherine
Unnecessary: I found the "16" in the same directory (above the building blocks file!) and pasted the building blocks.dotx file and all my auto-insertions were transferred to Word 365: thank you, thank you!!!
It's strange: I didn't have to do it for the macros...
thanks again
catherine
It's strange: I didn't have to do it for the macros...
thanks again
catherine
Hello m@rina,
thank you for your response.
Do you happen to know why, even with the Acrobat tab appearing in the Toolbar, I can't convert my docx or xlsx to pdf via that tab? (There seems to be a problem with the pdfmaker add-in, but the Microsoft technical support I contacted by phone was quite unpleasant and didn't want to listen or help because
- Office 2007 is outdated (so it doesn’t bring them any profit..)
- Acrobat is not a "Microsoft" product (as they pronounce it)
So if you know how to make the add-in compatible, I’m all ears!
Thank you!
Catherine
thank you for your response.
Do you happen to know why, even with the Acrobat tab appearing in the Toolbar, I can't convert my docx or xlsx to pdf via that tab? (There seems to be a problem with the pdfmaker add-in, but the Microsoft technical support I contacted by phone was quite unpleasant and didn't want to listen or help because
- Office 2007 is outdated (so it doesn’t bring them any profit..)
- Acrobat is not a "Microsoft" product (as they pronounce it)
So if you know how to make the add-in compatible, I’m all ears!
Thank you!
Catherine