WD2000: How to Change the Agenda Wizard Document Formatting (212200)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q212200

SUMMARY

Microsoft Word provides an Agenda Wizard for the creation of an Agenda and Minutes form. The wizard does not prompt you to modify character formatting such as font, point size, and so forth.

This article describes how you can use the Agenda Wizard to create your own custom wizard.

"NOTE: Microsoft does not support the modification of wizards and templates. Modifications done by the user are at the user's risk and constitute no obligations or warranties, either expressed or implied, by Microsoft.
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MORE INFORMATION

NOTE: The Agenda Wizard is not installed by the Word 2000 for Windows Setup program. By default, the Agenda Wizard is an "install on first use option" in Microsoft Office 2000 and in Word 2000 Setup.

Installing the Agenda Wizard

To install the Agenda Wizard, follow these steps:
  1. On the File menu, click New.
  2. Click the Other Documents tab. Click Agenda Wizard and then click Open.

Creating a Custom Wizard

To use the Agenda Wizard to create your own custom wizard, follow these steps:
  1. On the File menu, click Open. Select the folder where your templates are stored.

    NOTE: The default location for the installed templates for Word 2000 is the following folder:

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033

  2. Click Agenda Wizard.wiz and then click Open.

    NOTE: To see the Agenda Wizard, select All Files in the Files of type box.
  3. On the File menu, click Save As.
  4. In the Save As dialog box, type a new name for your custom Agenda Wizard in the File name box.
  5. Change the Save in box to your User Templates location. To do this, follow these steps:
    1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
    2. On the File Locations tab, click User Templates and then click Modify.

      The full path to your User Templates is displayed.
    CAUTION: If you do not make the change correctly in step 5, and instead save your new custom Agenda Wizard template to the same folder that contains the Word installed templates, Word will not find it and will not show your custom Agenda Wizard when you click New on the File menu.

  6. Click Save. Any formatting changes you make will now be stored in your new wizard.
  7. On the Insert menu, point to AutoText and then click AutoText. Select the AutoText entry that corresponds to the agenda or minutes style you want to change and then click Insert:
       Agenda style     Agenda AutoText entry     Minutes AutoText entry
   -----------------------------------------------------------------

   Boxes            Formal                    Minutes0
   Modern           Informal                  Minutes1
   Standard         Standard                  Minutes2
  8. On the Standard toolbar, click Show/Hide to show formatting marks. On the Table menu, click Show Gridlines to display the table gridlines.
  9. On the Tools menu, click Options. Click the View tab and then click to select the Bookmarks check box.

    This step shows the bookmarks in the document. If you assign a bookmark to an item, the bookmark appears in brackets ([ ]) on the screen. If you assign a bookmark to a location, the bookmark appears as an I-beam. The brackets do not print.

    NOTE: Do not delete any of the bookmarks. If these are deleted, the wizard may not function properly.
  10. Modify the style of your document or make your formatting changes (be sure the end-of-cell marker or paragraph mark is also selected when making formatting changes). When you are finished, click the margin of the document so the area is no longer selected.
  11. On the Insert menu, point to AutoText and then click AutoText. Select the AutoText entry that you selected in step 7. Make a note of the exact name because you will need to type it again in step 14.
  12. Click Delete to delete the old AutoText entry and then click Close to return to the document.
  13. On the Edit menu, click Select All to select your document.
  14. On the Insert menu, point to AutoText and then click AutoText. In the Look In box, select your template. In the AutoText dialog box, type the AutoText name using the same name as the deleted AutoText entry from step 11. Click Add to return to the document.
  15. With the document still selected, click Cut on the Edit menu. You should now have a blank page with a single paragraph mark at the top left of the page. If you have any text or more than a single paragraph mark, delete these items.
  16. On the File menu, click Save and then close the template.

Using the New Agenda Wizard

To use the new Agenda Wizard with the new styles, follow these steps:
  1. On the File menu, click New.
  2. In the New dialog box, on the Other Documents tab, select the new Agenda Wizard and then click OK.

Finding Your User Templates

By default, the User Templates location is set to the following folder, depending on which operating system you use.

Microsoft Windows 95/98

The User Templates location is:

C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates

Microsoft Windows 95/98 with Profiles Enabled and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

The User Templates location is

C:\windows folder\Profiles\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates

where windows folder is the name of your Windows folder and user name is your Windows logon name.

Microsoft Windows 2000

The User Templates location is

C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates

where user name is your Windows 2000 logon name.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

210884 WD2000: Questions and Answers on Location of Word 2000 Templates

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/30/2002
Keywords:kbhowto kbtemplate KB212200
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