Depends what you mean by "default." If you want Word to open with a blank
document based on your custom template, you can create a shortcut to your
template on the desktop or Start menu and use that to start Word. Or you can
create a shortcut to Word using the /ttemplatename switch (see the Help
topic "Customize how Word starts"). In either case, however, you'll still
get a document based on Normal.dot when you use the New button. You can
easily customize the New button to open the New dialog instead (assign the
button to the FileNewDialog command instead of FileNewDefault) and then
select your template.

Alternatively, depending on what types of changes you're incorporating in
your custom template, you may be able to use Normal.dot instead. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...alTemplate.htm

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"Hamish McLean" Hamish.McLean.1s34cm@ wrote in message
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Spot on.

I was replacing MS Normal.DOT with my own variety of Normal.DOT.

If I let Word recreate its own Normal.DOT and save my variety under a
different name (.DOT) it is fine.

Now, the next question is how do I get work to open my template as a
default instead of the Normal.dot?


Thanks
Hamish


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