Copy Office 2007 settings from one PC to another
If you live in Office '07 chances are you've made some customizations..maybe some shortcuts in ribbon bar, maybe some macros,etc. Now you're getting a new PC, but don't want to lose what you've trained Office to do. After all, you'd have to google it , browse through 11 forum posts and 10 bad links until you finally figured it out..only to find someone wants you to pay for a utility to help you out since Microsoft no longer offers such a tool..
Here's the quick and easy answer thanks to the crazy engineers over at crazyengineers.com (article available here)
First, you'll need hidden files and folders visible. Go to Tools-->Folder options and make it happen!
Browse to the folders listed below depending on your operating system. Copy the OFFICE folder to a (whatever you will use to transfer your files--thumb drive?.) and then paste the OFFICE folder from your backup drive to the same location on your new pc.
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\(User Name)\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Office Vista/7: C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office
Also,
Open regedit and browse to the following location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0
Right click the 12.0 "folder" and export. Save this to your backup drive as well. To restore it on your new pc, just doubleclick the reg file you just created.
Then..open office..and mostly all should be well :)