Templates *cannot* be saved as docs. Their "internal structure" is not the
same. By the same token, there really is no reason to do so.

If the actual problem is that you are trying to create a new doc file by way
of an existing template, you shouldn't be *opening* the template file in the
first place. Assuming your template is stored in the "appropriate" location,
use FileNew, then click "On My Computer" in the Templates section of the
Task Pane to create a new doc based on the template you select in the
Templates window. The new .doc will be generated as "TemplateName1" until
you save it with a name of its own.

The only reason to open the .dot, itself, is if you *do* want to edit it or
generate a new .dot that incorporates the changes.
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HTH|:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Microshafted" wrote in message
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Hopefully this has a simple answer, but when I create a template and
modify
it I would like to save it as a word doc. instead of another template.
When
I go to save as I am only given the option of saving it as a template.
How do I save a template to a word doc?