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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / October 2005Change Footer in Protected Document
I want users to be able to change the footer of a copy of a protected template. Is there a macro for that? Thanks!! Please disregard previous question. Actually, is it possible to put filename code in the footer of the protected master template so that when a user does File, Save As, the footer in the new template will automatically change depending on where the user puts the new template? Also, is it possible to create code so that when a user does File, Save As, the new template will be saved as a .dot file? Is there something specific you want them to be able to change or do you want them to be able to do anything they want? If the latter, it will open up your document to editing. It is likely that what you want them to be able to do can be done using the StyleRef field and/or Document Properties and DocProperty fields.  SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. >I want users to be able to change the footer of a copy of a protected > template. Is there a macro for that? Thanks!! Is it possible to put filename code in the footer of the protected master template so that when a user does File, Save As, the footer in the new template will automatically change depending on where the user puts the new template? Also, is it possible to create code so that when a user does File, Save As, the new template will be saved as a .dot file? You are having your users _open_ templates and use Save As rather than create new documents based on the template? Why? By design, templates are not supposed to be routinely opened and resaved under a new name. You can put a filename field in the footer of a template. See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/File_Name_And_Path.htm for ideas on changing the Save and Save As features to update this field automatically. With a protected document, you may have to also add code to unprotect the document, do the update, and reprotect without resetting field contents, and then save, not sure. SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > Is it possible to put filename code in the footer of the protected master > template so that when a user does File, Save As, the footer in the new > template will automatically change depending on where the user puts the > new template? Also, is it possible to create code so that when a user does > File, Save > As, the new template will be saved as a .dot file? Kenyon: Thanks for your response. Here, we recommend users open the template and save it as a new document. That way, (1) they won't have to blank out the fields in a used template to create a new one, and (2) if minor changes are required in files they created in the past, they won't have to recreate the files. In your instruction, you said "you may have to also add code to unprotect the document, do the update, and reprotect without resetting field contents, and then save, not sure." The "not sure" was funny. If you don't know, believe me, I don't. I'll access the sites you provided to see if they are of any help. Thanks!! To distinguissh. Opening a template means that the template itself (the *.dot) file is on the screen. Generally, an open template should _not_ be saved as a document. In an open template, clicking on Save will save any changes made to the template file, itself. The regular way to create a new document based on a template is to either use File > New and select the template as the basis for a new document or to double-click on the template's icon or shortcut. This creates a new (unnamed) document based on the template. Clicking on Save will bring up the dialog to assign a name (and location) to the newly created document. http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm The reason I said I'm not sure, is that I'm not sure I understand what it is you are doing or attempting to do. SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > Kenyon: Thanks for your response. Here, we recommend users open the > template and save it as a new document. That way, (1) they won't have to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > sure" was funny. If you don't know, believe me, I don't. I'll access the > sites you provided to see if they are of any help. Thanks!! Kenyon: Ah so!! Yes, this would be the easiest way, but unfortunately, the users of this template are on different file servers and I don't have access to all of them. Kenyon: Thanks for your response. Here, we recommend users open the template and save it as a new document. That way, (1) they won't have to blank out the fields in a used template to create a new one, and (2) if minor changes are required in files they created in the past, they won't have to recreate the files. In your instruction, you said "you may have to also add code to unprotect the document, do the update, and reprotect without resetting field contents, and then save, not sure." The "not sure" was funny. If you don't know, believe me, I don't. I'll access the sites you provided to see if they are of any help. Thanks!! |
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