If you need to move or backup Microsoft Office 2007 documents between computers, there are a few different ways to go about it. One option is to use the Microsoft Office 2007 Backup and Restore tool. This tool can back up your documents and then restore them if needed. You can also use the Windows File Transfer Wizard to move your documents between computers. This wizard can help you copy files, folders, and entire drives between computers. ..


In case you’ve never seen this feature before, open up a new email in Outlook 2007 and click the Insert tab, then the Quick Parts button, where you can create or use the quick parts.

For more information on how this feature works, you can read my article over at Lifehacker: Save Time and Typing with Outlook 2007’s Quick Parts.

Finding the File For Backup

Open up explorer and then browse to the following folder:

You should see a file named NormalEmail.dotm in this folder, which is what you will need to backup or transfer.

Copy this file to a flash drive, or wherever you would like.

Transferring the File

Find the same directory on the target / restore system and then paste the file in, overwriting the current one. Make sure that you close Outlook or Microsoft Word before doing so, or else you’ll get an error message.

Open up Outlook, and you should see the Quick Parts from your other computer in the list:

While testing I transferred the Quick Parts from my Vista computer over to XP, both running Office 2007.