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Word Macros
After updating Office my macros stopped working for WORD (but they worked in Excel). Did an internet search which said that the problem might be in the Trurst options, so I verified that my settings ...
One fine day, after updating Windows, my WORD macros suddenly stopped working. After consulting five people at Microsoft, none of whom could help me, I found the solution in collaboration with a sixth Microsoft support person named Jane.
The problem was the file Normal.dotm. I do not know what was wrong with the file – using a utility called scannow did not detect a corruption. Nor was the file read-only.
But we changed the name of the file. Then we opened WORD again. Naturally there were no macros listed. We created one. Which worked. WORD then created a new normal.dotm. Then it was simply a matter of creating the rest of the macros.
I periodically copy all my word macros and save them in a WORD .docx file. Thus I was able to restore my macros.
The problem was the file Normal.dotm. I do not know what was wrong with the file – using a utility called scannow did not detect a corruption. Nor was the file read-only.
But we changed the name of the file. Then we opened WORD again. Naturally there were no macros listed. We created one. Which worked. WORD then created a new normal.dotm. Then it was simply a matter of creating the rest of the macros.
I periodically copy all my word macros and save them in a WORD .docx file. Thus I was able to restore my macros.