Start keeping your templates in templates folders. For more on the different
kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog, and locations of templates
folders see http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"V-ger" wrote in message
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(Word 2003 on Win XP) Hello! I have been trying to find a way to get my
shortcut menu to work in FileOpen. I am trying to open a NEW file from a
template as "Document #" as it has for years. Now, however, the default
in
my shortcut menu is SELECT which only opens the template itself and
choosing
anything from the shortcut menu gives me an error message that the dialog
box
is open. The choices from the Open button do not include New...the
closest
thing is open as read only - which is kind of a mess ("document.dot
(read-only)"). How can I
A.) open a new doc from a template that is not in my FileNewtemplates
folder (locations need to stay where they are), OR
B.) change the default on my shortcut menu to NEW so a double-click will
work, OR
C.) Get my shortcut menu to function as it should?
Please, any help you can give is appreciated, I have looked everywhere
else
I know to look for an answer. Thanks!