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 I can not enable macros and/or I get a security certificate warning in Word 2007/2010?
 The current Wizard has an updated digital security certificate.
If you have altered the default setting of your security in an older version of Word (like Word 2003) and increased the security to "Very High" you can try decreasing it to the default setting.
Some situations may cause the certificate to not work properly (such as using an old expired version of our Wizard, altering our Wizard document and invalidating the certificate, accidentally disabling our macros, accidentally telling Word not to trust us as the publisher, having expired security certificates on your computer, missing required security certificates, etc.):
A quick fix is to do the following in Word 2007/2010:
1) Click the Office Button (top left corner of your Word screen) (in Word 2007), in Word 2010 click the File menu, then -> Word Options -> Trust Center -> Trust Center Settings -> Trusted Locations
2) Click "Add new location" then browse to where your Proposal Pack Wizard was installed. By default this will be C:\ProposalKit\ProposalPack
If you still have problems with the macros and/or certificate validation, such as the Options button in Word disappears without letting you click it, there is a known bug in Microsoft Word that causes the macro security option button to disappear before giving you the option to enable the macros. If this is occurring, DO NOT run the Proposal Pack Wizard by double clicking the green box icon on your desktop. Instead, locate the Wizard document on your hard drive and open it from there. The difference is that the green box icon is setup to auto-run the Wizard macro, which does not occur when you open the Wizard document directly from the install folder. The default install folder and Wizard file is:
c:\ProposalKit\ProposalPack\ProposalPackWizard_Win_V#.doc (for Word 2002-2003)
c:\ProposalKit\ProposalPack\ProposalPackWizard_Win_V#.docm (for Word 2007-2010)
Once opened directly from this file, you will be able to click the macro Options button and enable the macros. Once enabled, you will be able to run the Wizard from the desktop icon.
How do I run the Proposal Pack Wizard with Microsoft Office/Word 2007-2010?
The instructions for running the Wizard the first time are slightly different.
You can run the Wizard as follows:
1) Open the Wizard document in Word 2007 or 2010 by double clicking the green box icon on your desktop or by browsing to the file using your Word's Open command. Make sure to open the Wizard file with the .docm file extension (Macro Enabled Word Document).
2) At the message under the toolbar that says "Security Alert. Your security settings have disabled macros from running.". Click the "Enable Content" button. Then click the one of the radio buttons "Enable this Content" or "Trust all documents from this publisher", then click the Okay button.
3) You will see the Wizard document open in the Word window. Now click the "Add-Ins" tab in your Word toolbar. Then click the "ProposalPack.Wizard.RunWizard" button.
An alternate way to run the Wizard is click your "Developer" tab in Word, then click the "Macros" button (the big green arrow), then click the "RunWizard" entry, then click the "Run" button.
4) At this point you will be prompted with a few questions. When you get to the question about searching your hard drive for installed Proposal Packs you may or may not encounter an error message. If you click Yes and you get an error message '5111', read the Q&A message below to resolve the problem.
Also see our tips on using Proposal Kit products with Windows 7 or Windows Vista and Office 2007 and 2010.
I am running Microsoft Office/Word 2007 or 2010 and am getting an error message:
"run-time error '5111' this command is not available on this platform".
Microsoft has removed the FileSearch function in the Office 2007 VBA.
The missing Visual Basic for Applications component (the Application.FileSearch command) is used by the Wizard to search your hard drive including subfolders.
The latest Proposal Pack Wizard fixes this problem.
To download a complete new copy of the Wizard see the upgrade and download page.
You can also work around this problem using your current Wizard by doing the following:
1) Run the Proposal Pack Wizard and say "No" when it asks to search your hard drive for installed Proposal Pack Styles.
2) When you see the main Wizard interface with the red numbered buttons. Click the "Preferences" button. Then click the "Files and Folders" tab. Then uncheck the box that says "Sub Folder Searching".
3) To install your Proposal Pack style(s) into the Wizard you will have to manually browse to where they are installed instead of letting the Wizard automatically search your hard drive. To do so, click the "Proposal Styles" button on the main Wizard interface, then click the "Search for Styles" button. A browse dialog box will be displayed. Browse to the folder in each of your installed Proposal Pack styles where the Word documents are located then click okay. Do this once for each separate Proposal Pack style you purchased. For example the path for Proposal Pack Classic #1 you would browse to would be:
c:\ProposalKit\ProposalPack\Classic_1_v#\Documents\Word
or
c:\ProposalKit\Pro_v#\ProposalPack\Classic_1_v#\Documents\Word
If this does not resolve the problem make sure you are first not running the stripped down version of Word for Works instead of the full retail version of Word. The stripped down version of Word for Works does not include all of the Visual Basic for Applications components the Proposal Pack Wizard needs to run. If this still does not resolve the problem try reinstalling your Word or Office and do a full installation. This should ensure the current Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) components are installed on your PC.
I am running Microsoft Office/Word and am getting an error message:
"run-time error '5149'".
Some foreign language versions of Word are not properly converting floating point numbers.
In some cases users with foreign language versions of Windows installed that use the comma "," instead of the period "." for floating point numbers in the decimal place have gotten this error message when running the Wizard.
The latest Proposal Pack Wizard fixes this problem by detecting when Word is not correctly converting a page size (i.e. "8.5" inches to the point size 612), instead Word is dropping the decimal and converting the 8.5 inches to 85 inches.
Download and install the current version of the Wizard to resolve this issue.
I am running Proposal Pack Wizard and am getting a Microsoft Visual Basic Run-time error:
'-2147467259 (80004005) Method 'PrivateProfileString' of object 'System' failed.
This is a permissions problem with your computers configuration OR a missing Wizard INI file.
Either your Windows registry settings have restricted access or the Wizard files installed on your hard drive have restricted access or the Wizard INI file that is trying to be accessed does not exist anymore.
If you changed the location of the Wizard database files or reconfigured the Wizard in some way that it can not locate one of its INI files this error may occur. In this case reset the Wizard paths or reinstall the Wizard to repair the settings and files.
If you are running Windows 7 or Windows Vista use your desktop to find the C:\Program Files folder. Right click the "ProposalKit" folder and select "Properties". Click the "Security" tab. Click the "Edit" button to change permissions. Click your logged in user name then check the boxes to enable Full Control and Modify. Click the "Okay" button and wait for the settings to be applied to all of the files.
The Proposal Pack Wizard also stores information in a registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ProposalPackWizV##. This key is created by the installer program when you first install the Wizard on your computer. If you installed the Wizard as an administrator and then logged in later to use the Wizard as a user without permissions to access the registry. Or if you have somehow set the registry key to Special permissions, you must go back to the registry and assign "Administrator Full" permission.
To change the registry permissions search your Microsoft Help system for "permissions" and click the help topics on changing registry settings.
If you are running Windows XP or Windows Vista here is how to do it:
1) run the "regedit" program from your Windows start -> run button or command prompt.
2) Highlight the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ProposalPackWizV##
3) From the toolbar menu click Edit -> Permissions
4) Assign Full permissions.
I am running Proposal Pack Wizard and am getting a Microsoft Visual Basic Run-time error 429.
This is a problem with your Windows system.
You either have a system DLL that has been disabled by someone or another software program, or you are missing part of your Office components, or another software application you installed after Word/Office altered your Word/Office components. There are 3 ways to resolve this problem.
1) To re-register and enable the disabled component click your Start menu then the Run button. At the open command type:
regsvr32 scrrun.dll
2) If that does not work refer to this page on Microsoft's web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;247979
3) Completely reinstall your Word/Office programs and update them with the most current patches and updates.
I am running Proposal Pack Wizard and am getting a Microsoft Visual Basic Run-time error:
'-2147467259 (80004005) Method 'ConvertToShape' of object 'InlineShape' failed.
This has occurred in a few cases.
When using a specific Proposal Pack design on a specific version of Word (Proposal Pack Financial #1 using Microsoft Word 2003). It occurs sporadically and appears to be an instability in Word at this time. The error only occurs when using the new Wizard feature to replace the Title Page graphic with an alternate graphic and the Title Page is selected as one of the templates.
The workaround is as follows:
1) In the Project screen, set the drop down box titled "Select graphic for Title Page" to the first entry "Pick Title Page Graphic". This will cause the Wizard to not try to replace the logo graphic when it configures the project which is where the error occurs.
2) After your project is configured you can manually replace the Title Page graphic by opening your proposal document. Click the graphic in the Title Page that has the word "Project" in it. You will see a black border around the graphic. Click the "Delete" key to delete the graphic. Then click your Word toolbar menu option "Insert" -> "From File" then browse to the location where your custom logo graphic is located (if you are replacing it with your own company logo.
I run the installer program after downloading and get an error message installing.
Mostly likely the downloaded file was not completely downloaded or was corrupted.
First try to download it again and make sure your download progress bar shows the download was complete. There are no known problems with any files stored on our web server. All download problems are related to the end users computer, web browser or internet connection.
Also, some ISPs and 3rd party download programs are known to corrupt downloaded files as they are being saved to your computer. This could be caused by a bug in software that is trying to speed up the normal download process. If you have problems downloading more than once try the following:
- Try downloading from a different computer. It may be a configuration problem on your computer.
- Try downloading from a different web browser. It may be a 3rd party download tool on your browser.
- Try downloading from a different internet connection. It may be your internet service providers problem.
I am using a Mac and when opening the downloaded .zip file I get a decompression error.
You MUST be using Stuffit Expander 10.1 or greater.
First update your Stuffit Expander program then try again. You must also check that the .zip file extension is checked in the the list of file types in Stuffit Expander. Then empty your trash folder, reboot your computer and try again. You may still get a decompression error message however ignore it and you will see the password dialog box, enter the password (if one is requested).
This is also a known bug on Mac systems where when a password protected file is downloaded, the download will try to be uncompressed automatically after downloading without asking you for the password, resulting in a decompression error message. The resolution in this case is to open Stuffit Expander first, then from within the Stuffit Expander program, open the downloaded file and then uncompress the file. Stuffit Expander will then prompt you for the password.
I have Microsoft Word but the Wizard (or other Proposal Pack documents) open in Notepad.
Or I got a message installing the Wizard that said I need to have Word installed and the Run Wizard desktop shortcut does not run the Wizard.
This means your computer does not have an association for Word documents setup.
You need to associate the .DOC file extension with the Word application. Normally this is setup by Word or Office when you install those applications. Consult your operating system help for how to set a file type association to an application then associate the DOC file extension with the Word application.
Try right clicking any file on your computer with a .DOC file extension (which is a Word document) and set the "Open With" program to be Microsoft Word, then reinstall the Wizard.
If you are using Word/Office 2007 to 2010 you should also have the .DOCM and .DOCX file extensions associated with the Word application.
I get a compile or module error message running the Wizard.
When I run the Wizard I get a compile error message or a module not found error message.
This usually means your version of Word is too old, corrupted or has mismatched components.
This problem does not occur very often, and usually only occurs on old versions of Microsoft Word such as Word 2000.
Note that the Proposal Pack Wizard is only supported on Word 2002 and greater. If you are getting a compile error first check your version of Word. If you are using Word 2000, Microsoft Office/Word is missing a key function that our Wizard uses that was not introduced by Microsoft until Word 2002.
If you are getting a compile error running the latest version of Word 2010 in 64-bit mode, make sure you have the current version of the Wizard. The most recent Wizard includes a patch for a compile error due to code changes Microsoft introduced in this platform.
The problem is caused by your Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) component being too old, corrupted or configured in a non-standard way. Since this usually occurs on very old installations of Word, most likely another application installed on your system altered one of the shared components of the VBA system which comes with Microsoft Office/Word. This causes functions in the Wizard to not be able to find the correct matches to the DLLs in the Microsoft Word/Office components.
The resolution is to either upgrade your Word to a more current version, or completely re-install your version of Word/Office from the original installation files or CD. You may be able to resolve it by doing a repair of your Word/Office and reinstalling only the VBA component. Consult your Word help system or contact Microsoft support for assistance. Contact us for assistance as we may be able to help you remotely debug and locate the problem.
An interface screen in the Wizard does not fit on my monitor, it is cut off.
Your desktop monitor resolution is too small.
You are probably using an extremely small monitor resolution such as 800x600. First, make sure you are using the most recent Proposal Pack Wizard. Some Wizard interface screens were recently reorganized to work better on small monitor resolutions. There are still a few screens that will not fit on an 800x600 monitor, however those are screens only used for configuring preferences that are typically not used by most customers. The best results require at least a 1024x768 monitor resolution.
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