The Customizable Alerts folder contains the Errormsg.xls workbook, which includes information needed to work effectively with custom error messages. This workbook consists of several worksheets with lists of error messages for Microsoft Office 2003 applications.

There are worksheets for Microsoft® Office Access 2003, Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Microsoft Office Outlook® 2003, Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2003, and Microsoft Office Word 2003 error messages, and another worksheet for error messages shared between two or more Office applications. Each worksheet contains two columns of information:

• Error Message Text: Provides the exact text that appears to users in each error message.
• Error ID: Provides the required error number used to identify an error message.

Download and install Customizable Alerts

The Customizable Alerts folder is automatically installed on your computer when you install the Office Resource Kit.

Toolbox   The Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit toolset (ork.exe) is available as a download. You can find this downloadable file on the Office 2003 Resource Kit Downloads page.

To locate the folder, click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Office, point to Microsoft Office Tools, point to Microsoft Office Resource Kit, and then click Customizable Alerts. The computer will display a folder containing the workbook.

Download information about customizable alerts for Visio

Information about customizable alerts is also available for Microsoft Office Visio® 2003.

Toolbox   The VisioErrormsg.xls file is included in the Visio 2003 administrative tools download (VisioRKTools.exe). You can find this downloadable file on the Office 2003 Resource Kit Downloads page.

The installation program will prompt you to specify a location for the Visio files; the recommended folder is Program FilesORKToolsORK11ToolsVisio.