Microsoft Word XP Question

[bob4432]

in excel, you can set it up so that the filename and path are always in the header or footer of the page, i cannot find this in word. i have found where you can manually put it in, but isn't there an automatic feature to do this?

thanks in advance

 

[Lovehandles]

Bob, open up a document that you have saved on your hard drive. Under your 'View' menu, click on "Header/Footer". MS Word will present you with a little tool box titled Header and Footer. In the drop down menu that says Insert Auto Text, choose File Name & Path.

 

[kranky]

Welcome to the board, Lovehandles. It's really unusual for someone's first post to be an answer, and not a question!

 

[Bucksnort]

BTW, there are a couple new security fixes out for office, word so make sure its up to date. Go to windows update and then clik on office updates at the top.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Lovehandles
Bob, open up a document that you have saved on your hard drive. Under your 'View' menu, click on "Header/Footer". MS Word will present you with a little tool box titled Header and Footer. In the drop down menu that says Insert Auto Text, choose File Name & Path.

thanks for the reply, but i kknow how to do that. is there a way to make turn that on by default?

 

[kranky]

Does it work if you open Word's normal.dot template and set it up in that?

 

[Lovehandles]

Originally posted by: bob4432

thanks for the reply, but i kknow how to do that. is there a way to make turn that on by default?

Bob are you asking if there's a way to automatically insert that into a document w/out user input?

And thanks for the welcome Kranky. I'm not a computer guru... just enough to be dangerous. LOL.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Lovehandles

Originally posted by: bob4432

thanks for the reply, but i kknow how to do that. is there a way to make turn that on by default?

Bob are you asking if there's a way to automatically insert that into a document w/out user input?

And thanks for the welcome Kranky. I'm not a computer guru... just enough to be dangerous. LOL.

yes, i typed to fast and didn't proofread what i wrote, now that i re-read it, it doesn't make sense. i want the filename/path at the bottom in all the word documents, like you can do in excel.

 

[Lovehandles]

Originally posted by: bob4432

thanks for the reply, but i kknow how to do that. is there a way to make turn that on by default?

Bob I already gave you the answer. Please re-read the instructions i gave you above. The way that you do in MS Word is very similar to how it's done in MS Excel. I have no idea what you are trying to say. Did you try the method i gave you in my first post?

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Lovehandles

Originally posted by: bob4432

thanks for the reply, but i kknow how to do that. is there a way to make turn that on by default?

Bob I already gave you the answer. Please re-read the instructions i gave you above. The way that you do in MS Word is very similar to how it's done in MS Excel. I have no idea what you are trying to say. Did you try the method i gave you in my first post?

i understand what you are saying and i have tried it, but this way has to be done to each new document, or am i missing something?

 

[Lovehandles]

Bob, in my post #7, i asked you

".... are you asking if there's a way to automatically insert that into a document w/out user input?"

If that is what you are looking for, then i don't know of way to do that other than to write a program that will do that each and everytime you save a doc.

By the way, i don't ever recall Excel providing such a feature that will do it automatically either.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Lovehandles
Bob, in my post #7, i asked you

".... are you asking if there's a way to automatically insert that into a document w/out user input?"

If that is what you are looking for, then i don't know of way to do that other than to write a program that will do that each and everytime you save a doc.

By the way, i don't ever recall Excel providing such a feature that will do it automatically either.

in excel

file->page setup->header/footer

then select you choice, thanks again for all the help

 

[Lovehandles]

Originally posted by: bob4432in excel

file->page setup->header/footer

then select you choice, thanks again for all the help

Bob you are confusing the hell out of me.

I asked you if you wanted an automated method to do that and you have still not answered my question. That method you recited in your post is very similar to how it's done in MS Word - just like I told you to do it in my very first post.

 

[MrMilney]

If you want the filename to appear in every new document you create automatically you need to edit a file called normal.dot. Unfortunately, normal.dot can be hard to find and it's location depends on what operating system you are using. Here's a quick and dirty way to get at it:

1. Start Word. Click File|Save.
2. In the Save as Type box choose Document Template (*.dot).
3. Right-click on normal.dot and choose Send To | Desktop (Create Shortcut). Then click Cancel to get out of the File Save dialog box.
4. That puts a shortcut to normal.dot on your desktop. Right-click on the shortcut and choose Open, Word starts and opens normal.dot.

From there modify your header/footer as has already been posted. The next time you open word and create a new document your modified header/footer will appear.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Lovehandles

Originally posted by: bob4432in excel

file->page setup->header/footer

then select you choice, thanks again for all the help

Bob you are confusing the hell out of me.

I asked you if you wanted an automated method to do that and you have still not answered my question. That method you recited in your post is very similar to how it's done in MS Word - just like I told you to do it in my very first post.

sorry, i thought i answered, i want an automated way to inser it.