Office 2003 gurus ?? UPDATED

[KaGee]

On office XP and previous versions, there was a shortcut on the Start Menu "New Office Document". It opened a GUI with a choice of templates. I just installed it here on my laptop and and that shortcut is missing, rendering my templates seemingly useless.

How do I get it back or how does 2003 utilize templates?

 

[Plainsman]

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Re: Office 2003 gurus ??

If you r/click your task bar and go to properties>start menu and choose classic view, does it come back?

You can also look here : C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu for the shortcut and pin it on your start menu

 

[KaGee]

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No, I am using classic view (VISTA home).

There is no "Documents and Settings" folder in VISTA.

 

[Plainsman]

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Do a search for "new office document"
When you find it, r/click and copy and paste to your desktop. r/click the icon on the desktop and choose Pin to start menu.

 

[QC]

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You can also use File, New from the individual programs and there is a bar on the right that will take you to your old templates. I have the same issue with XP, but use that method instead of fixing it := Have you checked the MS Office knowledge base thing? Lots there . . .

 

[KaGee]

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I'm going to wipe it and start over with a fresh install. Let you know how it works.

 

[KaGee]

Re: Office 2003 gurus ?? UPDATED

Starting over did not work. Here is the answer:


Install the New Office Document and Open Office Document shortcuts

If the shortcuts are not visible on the All Programs or Programs menu, you can do the following to install the shortcuts:

1. Run Setup again for Office 2003 or your Office 2003 program.
2. In the Maintenance Mode Options dialog box, select the Add or Remove Features option, and then click Next.
3. In the Custom Setup dialog box, select the Choose advanced customization of applications check box, and then click Next.
4. In the Advanced Customization dialog box, select the plus (+) sign next to Office Shared Features.
5. Click the arrow next to New and Open Office Document Shortcuts.
6. On the shortcut menu, click Run from My Computer.
7. In the Advanced Customization dialog box, click Update.

When Setup is complete, the New Office Document and Open Office Document shortcuts are located on the All Programs menu (Programs menu in Windows 2000).

To view these shortcuts in Office 2003, do one of the following:

* On the Windows XP Start menu, point to All Programs.

On the Windows 2000 Start menu, point to Programs.

Move the New Office Document and Open Office Document shortcuts to the Windows XP Start menu

To move the New Office Document and Open Office Document commands to the Windows XP Start menu, do the following:

The following instructions are for the Windows XP Start menu style. If you are using the Windows Classic Start menu style, or Windows 2000, see Help in Windows.

1. On the Start menu, click All Programs.
2. Right-click the New Office Document command, and then click Pin to Start menu.
3. On the Start menu, click All Programs.
4. Right-click the New Office Document command, and then click Delete.
5. If you are asked to confirm the shortcut delete, click Delete Shortcut.
6. Repeat all of the above steps with the Open Office Document shortcut.

Notes

* You can remove the program from the pinned items list by right-clicking the program and then clicking Unpin from Start menu or Remove from This List.
* You can change the order of the programs on the pinned items list by dragging a program to a new position.