I have made extensive customizations to Word over the years, including keyboard customizations (I make good use of a 100-button mouse), ribbon changes (including customizing icons and names on the QAT and changing groups, adding my own tab, etc.), tons of keyboard and direct-run macros, and a handful of templates.
From what I understand, changing from 32-bit to 64-bit is the equivalent of a fresh install, and I will lose all of that.
Before making the change, how much of this can I back up and re-install? If there are things that won't directly re-install, is there a way to generate a list of them to make the transition easier? Is there any chance I'm wrong about having to re-customize?
Any other advice for making the change? I have a full day and a half for things to go wrong and will be creating a restore point and a custom backup to deal with worst case scenarios.
Why I am changing: I often have several large (50, 100, 200-page) graphics-intensive documents open for editing and commenting and a synthesis document combining relevant portions. Among symptoms suggesting upgrading to 64-bit is that when I switch from one document to another, I often have to wait several seconds for the circle to stop spinning. Closing all and restarting Word generally cures this for a while. My operating environment includes an i5-11600KF, 32GB of RAM and an RX3060 fro a Windows 10 system.