Inser Table Dialog Box (2003)

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I have done something to Word that I hate! Probably a simple solution, but previously when I wanted to Insert a Table I would click on the Insert Table button and a simple inferface would appear that would allow me to drag and select the number of rows and columns that I wanted. Now, if I click the same button, a new Dialog box window appears and I have to manually enter in the number of rows and columns!

How to I get that simpler interface to return as the default??

Thanks.

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Does resetting the Standard toolbar help (if that is acceptable to you)?

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Resetting back to the default?? Oh, don’t tell me I have to do that! I love my personalized toolbar.

Answer: YES. But now I don’t have the toolbar I want!!!

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Toolbar customizations are stored in Normal.dot. Once you have your toolbar(s) back the way you want them, make a backup of Normal.dot, and create new backups if you do something that modifies Normal.dot. If the problem reoccurs, you can restore a valid backup copy.

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I’ve got all of that, but I guess my concern is WHY did this happen? And will it happen again if I modify my toolbars?

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I’ve never seen it, but according to Word MVP Suzanne Barnhill, it can happen spontaneously – see here…
By the way, that newsgroup thread also describes a better way to get back the “grid” button

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C’est vrai! The Command I want is called “TableInsertGeneral”. There is also a nice drop down “Table Insert…” drop down combo box — and that is what my button was inadvertantly changed to! I think I’ll keep them both. Thanks for the fix. It was driving me crazy!

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C’est vrai! The Command I want is called “TableInsertGeneral”. There is also a nice drop down “Table Insert…” drop down combo box — and that is what my button was inadvertantly changed to! I think I’ll keep them both. Thanks for the fix. It was driving me crazy!

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I’ve never seen it, but according to Word MVP Suzanne Barnhill, it can happen spontaneously – see here…
By the way, that newsgroup thread also describes a better way to get back the “grid” button

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I’ve got all of that, but I guess my concern is WHY did this happen? And will it happen again if I modify my toolbars?

Reply | Quote

Toolbar customizations are stored in Normal.dot. Once you have your toolbar(s) back the way you want them, make a backup of Normal.dot, and create new backups if you do something that modifies Normal.dot. If the problem reoccurs, you can restore a valid backup copy.

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Resetting back to the default?? Oh, don’t tell me I have to do that! I love my personalized toolbar.

Answer: YES. But now I don’t have the toolbar I want!!!

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Does resetting the Standard toolbar help (if that is acceptable to you)?

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