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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / February 2008PowerPoint, Word & Excel Customized Toolbars (Office 2003)
Is there a way to copy & restore customized toolbars in PowerPoint, Word & Excel. I have to reimage my harddrive because of software conflicts and I don't want to have to recreate all of my toolbars. Thank you for your help. You can look for *.PCB files -- those are PPT toolbars. Put them in the same place on your newly imaged drive. You may want to write down your toolbar settings, though -- I've never had any luck transferring toolbars from one machine to another. I think one of the versions of Office has a "save my settings" wizard. Ah, here -- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826809 I can't tell if it saves toolbars or not, though! (If the toolbars are in the <app data> folder, then I suppose yes.)  SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx > Is there a way to copy & restore customized toolbars in PowerPoint, Word & > Excel. I have to reimage my harddrive because of software conflicts and I > don't want to have to recreate all of my toolbars. > > Thank you for your help. In addition to Echo's excellent advice, you may want to have a look at the files & settings transfer wizard: start -> all programmes -> accessories -> system tools -> files & settings transfer wizard. Lucy SignatureLucy Thomson PowerPoint MVP MOS Master Instructor www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au > Is there a way to copy & restore customized toolbars in PowerPoint, Word & > Excel. I have to reimage my harddrive because of software conflicts and I > don't want to have to recreate all of my toolbars. > > Thank you for your help. The problem I am having is the file locations - and file extensions. I am looking for the templates for Word, Excel & PowerPoint. I know Excel is .xlb, PowerPoint is .pcb and Word I believe would be Normal.dot. I have found them in several locations on my C drive, but I don't know which one is the right one. Does the wizard back up templates too? Thanks, > In addition to Echo's excellent advice, you may want to have a look at the > files & settings transfer wizard: start -> all programmes -> accessories -> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > > > Thank you for your help. PowerPoint templates are POT files. PowerPoint toolbars are PCB files. I'm not sure how the toolbars in Word work -- they might travel with the Normal.DOT template, for all I know. :-) I'd ask in the Word and Excel groups for advice on those programs. I don't know if the wizard backs up templates, too. I doubt it, though. Maybe just do a search on your HD for *.POT (or whatever extension), then copy the resulting files to an external drive, jump drive, CD, what have you. Take a screenshot of the window so you know where to put them on the new system. SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx > The problem I am having is the file locations - and file extensions. I am > looking for the templates for Word, Excel & PowerPoint. I know Excel is [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> > >> > Thank you for your help. |
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