Way to save ALL theWord preferences?

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prr
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Way to save ALL theWord preferences?

Post by prr »

I have just worked in theWord for the last day, and have already made so many tweaks that I've lost track. Is there a way to save ALL system preferences in a file, that can be backed up, so that if I ever have to load tW preferences, I can do it easily and quickly? I even backup my settings on my PDF reader, so you know I can be a bit finicky when it comes to things like this.... :D
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JG
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Re: Way to save ALL theWord preferences?

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Take a look at the personal files location shown on the Help->About -> file locations. I expect you backup these locations often as a matter of routine, I do.
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Re: Way to save ALL theWord preferences?

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Just to note: all preferences are stored in the file config.ini
All content of yours in the .twm files there
The manual explains in detail what each file is for
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Re: Way to save ALL theWord preferences?

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I'm trying to find a way to copy my preferences and layouts from one computer to another. Both computers have TheWord installed, but I want to have the same layout options available on both computers. Any way to do that? thanks
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Re: Way to save ALL theWord preferences?

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Your layouts are saved in the file my.lyts.twm.
You need to copy/sync this file,
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