2007 Document Information Properties

2007 Document Information Properties - Prompt on Save

How do I set the Document Information Properties to be required on a Save?  
This was a function on 2003, but I can't find it in 2007.

date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:29:00 -0700 author: Jerry H

Re: 2007 Document Information Properties - Prompt on Save

MS definitely didn't make this easy in Word 2007! One answer can be found at 
http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com/2007/05/03/where-is-prompt-for-document-properties-in-word-2007/, 
though IMO the Document Information Panel is not quite the same thing as 
Document Properties and much more intrusive. Moreover, to get to the 
familiar Properties dialog, you have to click Document Properties at the top 
of the panel and choose Advanced Properties. Furthermore, if there's any 
easy way to open the panel after you've closed it (short of adding a 
Document Panel or Properties button to the QAT), I'm not finding it. An even 
better approach is to add an Advanced Document Properties button to the QAT. 
That in conjunction with the Document Panel provides the same functionality, 
but I suspect you won't like it any better than I do.

-- 
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Jerry H"  wrote in message 
news:5EA8EF79-C6C6-4EDD-A563-847B98C40E31@microsoft.com...
> How do I set the Document Information Properties to be required on a Save?
> This was a function on 2003, but I can't find it in 2007.
>

date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:18:19 -0500 author: Suzanne S. Barnhill

Re: 2007 Document Information Properties - Prompt on Save

Hi Jerry,

The feature was removed from Word 2007 as a user item, but can be set by  a macro.  The state of the prompt for properties is part
of the Word binary hash key 'Data', so not easily set manually.

This macro doesn't have any niceities (doesn't show a msg to say it's set, doesn't act as a toggle to turn it on or off, works on
initial save of a document only to show the classic property dialog (advanced properties in Word 2007.  Perhaps one of the
MacroSavvy folks here will offer an improved version.

'==============
Sub Wd2007PropertiesPrompt()
 Options.SavePropertiesPrompt = True

'================

Note that in Word 2007 the basic behavior of
 Office Button=>Prepare=>Document Inspector
will clear out property fields as they're part of items that contain identifying data.

On a quick look it appears as though Herb's article that Suzanne mentioned for showing the Document Information Panel on close and
save *may* be a Document specific choice, while the Word options choice is an all documents choice on first save.  It wasn't
uncommon for folks to turn off the old option because it was an always/never choice.

=============
 <<"Jerry H"  wrote in message news:5EA8EF79-C6C6-4EDD-A563-847B98C40E31@microsoft.com...
How do I set the Document Information Properties to be required on a Save?  This was a function on 2003, but I can't find it in
2007.>>
-- 

Bob  Buckland  ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

  *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:00:22 -0700 author: Bob Buckland ?:-\) 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com

Re: 2007 Document Information Properties - Prompt on Save

The macro sounds like a good bet. I am not crazy about the Document Panel 
thingie.

-- 
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote 
in message news:ero3qHzoIHA.4112@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi Jerry,
>
> The feature was removed from Word 2007 as a user item, but can be set by 
> a macro.  The state of the prompt for properties is part
> of the Word binary hash key 'Data', so not easily set manually.
>
> This macro doesn't have any niceities (doesn't show a msg to say it's set, 
> doesn't act as a toggle to turn it on or off, works on
> initial save of a document only to show the classic property dialog 
> (advanced properties in Word 2007.  Perhaps one of the
> MacroSavvy folks here will offer an improved version.
>
> '==============
> Sub Wd2007PropertiesPrompt()
> Options.SavePropertiesPrompt = True
>
> '================
>
> Note that in Word 2007 the basic behavior of
> Office Button=>Prepare=>Document Inspector
> will clear out property fields as they're part of items that contain 
> identifying data.
>
> On a quick look it appears as though Herb's article that Suzanne mentioned 
> for showing the Document Information Panel on close and
> save *may* be a Document specific choice, while the Word options choice is 
> an all documents choice on first save.  It wasn't
> uncommon for folks to turn off the old option because it was an 
> always/never choice.
>
> =============
> <<"Jerry H"  wrote in message 
> news:5EA8EF79-C6C6-4EDD-A563-847B98C40E31@microsoft.com...
> How do I set the Document Information Properties to be required on a Save? 
> This was a function on 2003, but I can't find it in
> 2007.>>
> -- 
>
> Bob  Buckland  ?:-)
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
>  *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
>

date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:07:55 -0500 author: Suzanne S. Barnhill

Re: 2007 Document Information Properties - Prompt on Save

Here you go:

Dim Msg, Style, Title, Response
Msg = "Do you want to continue ?"    ' Define message.
Style = vbYesNo + vbQuestion + vbDefaultButton2    ' Define buttons.
Title = "Save Document Propeties"    ' Define title.
If Options.SavePropertiesPrompt = False Then
    Msg = "Save Properties is turned off.  Do you want to turn it on?"
    Response = MsgBox(Msg, Style, Title)
    If Response = vbYes Then    ' User chose Yes.
        Options.SavePropertiesPrompt = True
    End If
Else
    Msg = "Do you want to turn off the Save Properties Utility"
    Response = MsgBox(Msg, Style, Title)
    If Response = vbYes Then    ' User chose Yes.
        Options.SavePropertiesPrompt = False
    End If
End If


-- 
Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote 
in message news:ero3qHzoIHA.4112@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi Jerry,
>
> The feature was removed from Word 2007 as a user item, but can be set by 
> a macro.  The state of the prompt for properties is part
> of the Word binary hash key 'Data', so not easily set manually.
>
> This macro doesn't have any niceities (doesn't show a msg to say it's set, 
> doesn't act as a toggle to turn it on or off, works on
> initial save of a document only to show the classic property dialog 
> (advanced properties in Word 2007.  Perhaps one of the
> MacroSavvy folks here will offer an improved version.
>
> '==============
> Sub Wd2007PropertiesPrompt()
> Options.SavePropertiesPrompt = True
>
> '================
>
> Note that in Word 2007 the basic behavior of
> Office Button=>Prepare=>Document Inspector
> will clear out property fields as they're part of items that contain 
> identifying data.
>
> On a quick look it appears as though Herb's article that Suzanne mentioned 
> for showing the Document Information Panel on close and
> save *may* be a Document specific choice, while the Word options choice is 
> an all documents choice on first save.  It wasn't
> uncommon for folks to turn off the old option because it was an 
> always/never choice.
>
> =============
> <<"Jerry H"  wrote in message 
> news:5EA8EF79-C6C6-4EDD-A563-847B98C40E31@microsoft.com...
> How do I set the Document Information Properties to be required on a Save? 
> This was a function on 2003, but I can't find it in
> 2007.>>
> -- 
>
> Bob  Buckland  ?:-)
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
>  *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
>

date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:25:42 +1000 author: Doug Robbins - Word MVP