Frequently Asked Questions
When I open the zip file all I get is gobbledygook:The MiniCrib files you download are .dot
or dotm files (document
templates for Word). These are quite large files and so, to
speed up the download process, they are “zipped” or compressed.
If you try to OPEN a zipped files you will indeed get gobbledygook!
Here is the process to follow:
1. Select and download
the version of MiniCrib you require.
2. Locate the zipped
file you have just downloaded (eg in “downloads” look for
Minicrib_Advanced.zip)
3. Double click on the zip file
– Windows should then open another window
showing the contents of
the zip file – ie “Minicrib_Advanceddot”.
4. “Drag & Drop”
Minicrib_Advanced.dot onto the desktop or alternatively “right-click”
on MinicribADV24_xx.dot and select “Copy”, close all windows until you
can see the Desktop , “right click” on a blank area of the Desktop and
select “Paste”
5. If you now “double click” on
MinicribAdv24_xx.dot on the Desktop, Word
will start up with
Minicrib on the screen.
On clicking the Footprint button a window appears warning that the Macro has been disabled:
The Macros in Minicrib are very large & Microsoft system is suspicious of them.
1. Clear the window & try again,
alternatively press Alt+X.
2. If this results in the same
warning the check your security settings by
3. Click
Tools/Macro/Security, set the security at Low
4. If the
warning still appears clear the box in "Trusted Sources".
The
Footprint button should now work OK. (This Footprint button is a
short cut for the following action – Tools/Autocorrect/Autotext.)
We
hope this information is helpful, but it may not cover your specific
issue with MiniCrib. If you email us at
minicrib@minicrib.org.uk
we will do our very best to help. Please tell us the version of
MiniCrib causing the issue and also the version of Microsft Word you
are using.
Don't forget to let us know how you
get on - feedback is always appreciated.