You can't make it assume the role of Normal.dot, if that's what you're
asking, but you can:
1. Make it the template used when Word is opened, either by adding a /t
switch to the shortcut used to start Word (see the Help topic "Control how
Word starts") or, more easily, by using a shortcut to the template to start
Word.
2. Make it the template used when you click the New button by creating a
macro that opens a new document based on your template and assigning it to
the New button.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
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