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Is there any internal difference between a template and a document---
other than the file extension?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes. There are some things that can be saved in a template that cannot be
saved in a document (these include AutoText entries). Moreover, a template
created as a template from scratch can inherit from the template it is based
on (AutoText, macros, custom and customized toolbars and menus, shortcut
keys, etc.), whereas a document saved as a template will not inherit from
its template.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

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Is there any internal difference between a template and a document---
other than the file extension?

[Terry Farrell]

And to add to Suzanne's reply...

"Once a template, always a template." So you cannot change a template into a
document by simply renaming the extension. You have to open a new document
based on the template or it remains a template regardless of its extension.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

wrote in message
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Is there any internal difference between a template and a document---
other than the file extension?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

And it used to be that you couldn't even use Save As to save a template as a
document, but in recent versions you can.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
And to add to Suzanne's reply...

"Once a template, always a template." So you cannot change a template into
a document by simply renaming the extension. You have to open a new
document based on the template or it remains a template regardless of its
extension.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

wrote in message
...
Is there any internal difference between a template and a document---
other than the file extension?