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.dotx doesn't work when opened from Windows Explorer
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SandrH
Nov 3, 2020, 3:31:06 PM11/3/20
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I have a .dotx template with doc-properties fillable fields from the
quick parts menu, and it works fine when it's opened from the file menu,
but when opened from Windows Explorer one of the fields doesn't work
right.
It pops up a dialogue box just titled at the top "Microsoft Office Word"
and then the name of the field and an input box. If I write something
in, whatever I've written will appear after the input field in question,
and then one of the other input fields is duplicated immediately after
that, and then that is followed by "Error! Unknown document property
name.Error! Unknown document property name.Error! Unknown document
property name." If I hit "cancel", then the duplicated field and the
error appear just the same.
This is for use in a shared office setting (everybody's computers are
running Office 2007 on Windows 10) and needs to be able to be opened
from Windows Explorer. If it can't be accessed with a quick doubleclick,
it stops being useful. Is there a fix for this?
The other five fields work perfectly, it's only one that's giving an
error. The field in question has been named "Address 3" and the two
above it (Address 1 & Address 2) have no issues. I used modified
doc-properties fields out of the quick parts menu, rather than general
text fields from the developer ribbon, in order to duplicate them (page
2 needs to generate a clone of page 1's fields.)
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SandrH
Peter T. Daniels
Nov 3, 2020, 4:12:56 PM11/3/20
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They're always "improving" Windows -- and "Office2007 is no longer
supported." I discovered that when I tried to look something up in
the Help menu and it refused even to consult the on-disk version
of Help, which has usually been adequate (there was a way to tell
it not to look on line for help). So they may have disconnected
anything that goes directly from Windows to Word2007.
I can't move up even to Word2013 because the Bibliography Tool is
not compatible with my customized reference "templates" (and also
the icons on the QAT are bigger so I can't put onto it all the
ones I need).
supported." I discovered that when I tried to look something up in
the Help menu and it refused even to consult the on-disk version
of Help, which has usually been adequate (there was a way to tell
it not to look on line for help). So they may have disconnected
anything that goes directly from Windows to Word2007.
I can't move up even to Word2013 because the Bibliography Tool is
not compatible with my customized reference "templates" (and also
the icons on the QAT are bigger so I can't put onto it all the
ones I need).
SandrH
Nov 4, 2020, 9:31:09 PM11/4/20
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All of my other documents open just fine from explorer, including other
dotx templates. It's only this one particular form field that's giving
me trouble.
Peter T. Daniels;499493 Wrote:
> They're always "improving" Windows -- and "Office2007 is no longer
> supported." I discovered that when I tried to look something up in
> the Help menu and it refused even to consult the on-disk version
> of Help, which has usually been adequate (there was a way to tell
> it not to look on line for help). So they may have disconnected
> anything that goes directly from Windows to Word2007.
>
> I can't move up even to Word2013 because the Bibliography Tool is
> not compatible with my customized reference "templates" (and also
> the icons on the QAT are bigger so I can't put onto it all the
> ones I need).
SandrH
Peter T. Daniels
Nov 5, 2020, 8:02:58 AM11/5/20
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That suggests something has become corrupted in that particular file.
Do you have a backup copy?
Do you have a backup copy?
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