Deploying Building Blocks

re: Deploying Building Blocks

dbrowntech — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:37:59 GMT

Can building blocks be used to create and deploy a company header containing user specific information pulled say from our email signature or active directory?

re: Deploying Building Blocks

swolfearch — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:49:39 GMT

Building Blocks are obviously powerful, and your article inspired me to think of new possibilities. In the meantime, I'd like to clean out all the stuff I don't use, or at least have the blocks sort alphabetically. Last year I successfully removed all the headers and footers I don't use, but I haven't been able to do the same on my new computer. I have deleted the default headers and footers twice, but when I restart the computer, they're back again.

What is the trick to permanently deleting blocks? If they would sort properly, all I would need to do is use names that would float to the top, but that hasn't worked.

re: Deploying Building Blocks

smartinez9 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:23:29 GMT

How can I save a building block template (to share with other users) to a macro-enabled word document?

re: Deploying Building Blocks

CelsoMarin — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:05:09 GMT

Great article! But I still have a question / need: I customized a page numbering, and would like it to be saved in the model, not for myself, ask:

No need to save it using the organizer of building blocks to save it in the model? Why not know how to make it selectable in the organizer, has created two tables quickly and added to the model, but the page numbering does not know how to do!

Thank you for the article and keep watching!

re: Deploying Building Blocks

David — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:11:26 GMT

Zeyad,

I’m deploying the building blocks templates in a multi-lingual scenario using libraries in a Sharepoint Server 2010 site.

- I’ve changed the default path of building blocks in Word 2010 to the Sharepoint library.

- I’ve created subfolders by language (Spanish in sub-folder "3082" and Catalan in sub -folder "1027").

But, when opening a new document I don’t load only the content blocks of the primary editing language. There are always the 2 languages available.

Any ideas?. Congratulations for the article.

re: Deploying Building Blocks

sheryldish — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:35:25 GMT

I have a question and this legal example is perfect. I have a legal doc I am setting up but the different paragraphs (set as building blocks) changes position. I need to be able to number each 'clause' as I go but have it maintain correct number sequence. Any suggestion would be very helpful.

re: Deploying Building Blocks

wrdblog — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:10:37 GMT

Stefan – There is no easy way to copy building blocks to another template. Fsug – We will need to investigate the issue some more on our side. There may be a bug here. Karen – There is no programmatic way to access the building block preview control. The custom header and header should be treated as exchangeable. Having a custom header vs. regular header allows you to differentiate between built in building blocks vs. custom building blocks. Thomas – Sorry there is no easy way to change building blocks without re-adding them back. Zeyad Rajabi (MS)

re: Deploying Building Blocks

thomas — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:55:00 GMT

hey and thanx for the articles! that will help me very much! is there a (easy) way to change the building blocks or do i have to readd them? thanx you for your answer. thomas

re: Deploying Building Blocks

Stefan KZVB — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:02:03 GMT

@Karen:

I did not get any answer on #2. Still hope there's a way to copy building block entries comfortably. I couldn't figure out #3 yet either. Hope you get some answers from the Word Team soon. @all:

Has anybody got the issue that in Word and Powerpoint (not Excel) if you select "Convert" on old format files from the Office Menu the old file format-file is NOT deleted as described in the dialog before conversion? I couldn't find a KB-article on it but that's essential and should be corrected if it's a bug. I also figured out that Powerpoint old format file conversion/automatic old file deletion works on the local drive but not on network. With Word it worked neither locally nor on network. It really seems to me there are some issues with Office 2007 and files on network shares - as I described earlier in this blog. But I did not get any confirmation or find a KB article on it either yet. I also know of the OFC-Tool for format conversions but this option also has some issues which makes it unnecessary hard to use:

- it converts to a different folder instead of replacing successfully migrated files

- I get non-convertable errors on files which can be manually converted fine with Word 2007 RTM

- maybe I've done something wrong but the OFC-Tool produced no log file. I'm using OMPM version 2 from Feb, 19th

re: Managing Building Blocks

Karen — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:07:38 GMT

Great article. I have several questions/comments about building blocks. 1. It would be nice to have programmatic access the Building Block preview control via Word 2007 object model. For example, I am programming a custom userform for displaying my firm's building blocks. I would like to add the building block preview window to my form. Alternatively, I would like the ability to display the dialog wdDialogBuildingBlockOrganizer with arguments, such as show only the building blocks that are a certain type or category. 2. Did you ever get an answer to the above question: Is there a comfortable way to copy (not just move) building block entries to another template? Like you can do it with "Styles" and "Macros" in the "Organize Dialog"? 3. Finally, when creating a new building block, what is the implication of choosing the type "header" vs "custom header"?