Application icon disappears from Ubuntu launcher

[Cloudthumper]

I checked the FAQ and forum topics but couldn’t find this issue.

OS: Ubuntu 12.04
Accounts: Administrator (Administrator), Resource (Standard)
Wine: 1.4
Windows software: Office 2003 installed on Resource account

Task:
Put Word application icon on the launcher (default launcher for Ubuntu).
Procedure:
1. Open the dashboard
2. Scroll down “Installed” applications to the Word application icon.
3. Drag the icon over to the launcher. Beautiful.
4. Launch Word from the launcher. Works great!
Problem:
The icon sticks to the launcher until I log out or reboot.
When logging back in to the Resource account, the Word icon disappears from the launcher.
Question:
How do I get the Word icon to stick to the launcher?

On another Ubuntu installation (essentially identical but obviously not), the icon sticks. I really don't know where to look.

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[dimesio]

How do I get the Word icon to stick to the launcher?

Ask on the Ubuntu forum. That's a desktop environment question, not a Wine question.

[Cloudthumper]

Thanks for your reply. I wasn't sure where to go. I will post as you suggest.