Microsoft KB Archive/926280

= Document building blocks may be missing in a template that is part of a workgroup template in Word 2007 =

Article ID: 926280

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

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 * Microsoft Office Word 2007

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Office Word 2007, document building blocks may be missing in a template that is part of a workgroup template.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because the workgroup path for building block templates differs from the path for regular templates.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:

Method 1
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

Use Registry Editor to set the  key in the following registry subkey to the path of the shared template:

To do this, follow these steps:  Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

 On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key. Type Common, and then press ENTER. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

 On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.</li> Type General, and then press ENTER.</li> On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click String Value.</li> On the Edit menu, click Modify.</li> Type SharedDocumentParts, and then click OK.

Note Set the key string value to .</li></ol>

Method 2
Turn on the Group Policy to set the shared location for templates. To do this, follow these steps:

Note The steps in Method 2 result in the same registry setting as in Method 1. <ol> Download and then install the Administrative Templates from the 2007 Office Resource Kit.</li> Copy the office12.adm file to the following folder:

c:\windows\inf

</li> Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK.</li> In the Group Policy Object Editor, right-click Administrative Templates under User Configuration, and then click Add/Remove Templates.</li> In the Add/Remove Templates dialog box, click Add, type c:\windows\inf\office12.adm in the File name box, and then click Open.</li> Click Close to close the Add/Remove Templates dialog box.</li> In the Group Policy Object Editor, expand Administrative Templates under User Configuration, expand Microsoft Office 2007 system, and then click Shared paths.</li> In the Shared Paths pane, double-click Workgroup build blocks path.</li> In the Workgroup build blocks path dialog box, on the Setting tab, click Enable radio-button, and then type .</li></ol>

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Steps to reproduce this issue
To reproduce this issue, follow these steps: <ol> Create a template that contains one or more building blocks. To do this, follow these steps: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> Start Word 2007.</li> Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click New.</li> <li>In the New Document dialog box, click Installed Templates.</li> <li>In the Installed Templates pane, double-click a template name.</li> <li>Select an area of the template in which you will create a building block.</li> <li>Click the Insert tab, click Quick Parts, and then click Save Selection To Quick Part Gallery.</li> <li>In the Create New Building Block dialog box, type  in the Name box.</li> <li>Click to select  from the drop-down box for Gallery, and then click to select   from the drop-down box for Category.</li> <li>Click to select the template name from step d under the Save in drop-down box, and then click OK.

Note Repeat steps a to i to store all the building blocks that you want to share.</li></ol> </li> <li>Create a folder structure, such as \\server\share, and then share the folder that you will use for your workgroup location.</li> <li>Copy the template that you created in step 1d to the shared folder that you created in step 2.</li> <li>Set the workgroup templates to the  location. To do this, follow these steps: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.</li> <li>In the Word Options window, click Advanced, and then click File Locations.</li> <li>In the File Locations dialog box, select Workgroup templates, and then click Modify.</li> <li>In the Modify Location dialog box, type in the Folder Name box, and then click OK.</li> <li>Click OK to close File Locations dialog box.</li></ol> </li> <li>Set Word 2007 to trust the location in which templates that contain building blocks are stored. To do this, follow these steps: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.</li> <li>In the Word Options window, click Trust Center, and then click Trust Center Settings.</li> <li>In the Trust Center dialog box, click Trusted Locations, click to enable Allow trusted locations on my network (not recommended), and then click Add new location.</li> <li>In the Microsoft Office 2007 Trusted Location dialog box, type in Path text box, click to enable Subfolders of this location are also trusted, and then click OK.</li> <li>Click OK to close the Trust Center dialog box.</li> <li>Click OK to close Word Options.</li></ol> </li></ol>

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