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Default Directory for Templates
I work in Document Control for a large corporation, and we save most of our
forms as protected Word templates. Most of the time, when I'm creating or revising a form, I work on it as a document and then save it as a protected template when I'm done. When I use Save As for a regular document, it saves in the same directory where the original was filed. But whenever I try to use Save As and click the template option, it automatically flips over to my user templates folder instead of the folder where I've been working. So I have to navigate back through several layers of server directories to find the right directory in which to save it. Is there a way to make templates automatically save to whatever directory I'm currently working in? I've looked for that option and haven't found it yet. I'm running Word 2003 under Windows XP Professional. Thanks, Fred |
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In versions up to and including 2003, there is no option about where to save
templates; the dialog will force you to the Templates folder. This changed in Word 2007, which just defaults to the last used folder (or the Documents folder for the first save during a session). You can add other locations to the Places Bar on the left side of the dialog. Navigate to the desired folder, click the Tools button in the upper right corner, and choose "Add to My Places". After that, when you go to save a template and the dialog opens to the Templates folder, just click the icon on the left to jump directly to the saved location. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Idaho Word Man wrote: I work in Document Control for a large corporation, and we save most of our forms as protected Word templates. Most of the time, when I'm creating or revising a form, I work on it as a document and then save it as a protected template when I'm done. When I use Save As for a regular document, it saves in the same directory where the original was filed. But whenever I try to use Save As and click the template option, it automatically flips over to my user templates folder instead of the folder where I've been working. So I have to navigate back through several layers of server directories to find the right directory in which to save it. Is there a way to make templates automatically save to whatever directory I'm currently working in? I've looked for that option and haven't found it yet. I'm running Word 2003 under Windows XP Professional. Thanks, Fred |
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Okay, thanks.
We use a different folder for every document, so your suggestion -- even though it's a good one -- won't work too well for us. With over a thousand forms, that would give a REALLY long list of places. I guess I could put one place for //Documents/Forms/ and then just navigate down to the right directory. I'll try that. Fred "Jay Freedman" wrote: In versions up to and including 2003, there is no option about where to save templates; the dialog will force you to the Templates folder. This changed in Word 2007, which just defaults to the last used folder (or the Documents folder for the first save during a session). You can add other locations to the Places Bar on the left side of the dialog. Navigate to the desired folder, click the Tools button in the upper right corner, and choose "Add to My Places". After that, when you go to save a template and the dialog opens to the Templates folder, just click the icon on the left to jump directly to the saved location. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Idaho Word Man wrote: I work in Document Control for a large corporation, and we save most of our forms as protected Word templates. Most of the time, when I'm creating or revising a form, I work on it as a document and then save it as a protected template when I'm done. When I use Save As for a regular document, it saves in the same directory where the original was filed. But whenever I try to use Save As and click the template option, it automatically flips over to my user templates folder instead of the folder where I've been working. So I have to navigate back through several layers of server directories to find the right directory in which to save it. Is there a way to make templates automatically save to whatever directory I'm currently working in? I've looked for that option and haven't found it yet. I'm running Word 2003 under Windows XP Professional. Thanks, Fred |
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I wouldn't say there was "no option," just that the Save defaults to the
folder you've designated for templates. You can still choose a subfolder of that folder or any other folder you like, just as you can with any file. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... In versions up to and including 2003, there is no option about where to save templates; the dialog will force you to the Templates folder. This changed in Word 2007, which just defaults to the last used folder (or the Documents folder for the first save during a session). You can add other locations to the Places Bar on the left side of the dialog. Navigate to the desired folder, click the Tools button in the upper right corner, and choose "Add to My Places". After that, when you go to save a template and the dialog opens to the Templates folder, just click the icon on the left to jump directly to the saved location. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Idaho Word Man wrote: I work in Document Control for a large corporation, and we save most of our forms as protected Word templates. Most of the time, when I'm creating or revising a form, I work on it as a document and then save it as a protected template when I'm done. When I use Save As for a regular document, it saves in the same directory where the original was filed. But whenever I try to use Save As and click the template option, it automatically flips over to my user templates folder instead of the folder where I've been working. So I have to navigate back through several layers of server directories to find the right directory in which to save it. Is there a way to make templates automatically save to whatever directory I'm currently working in? I've looked for that option and haven't found it yet. I'm running Word 2003 under Windows XP Professional. Thanks, Fred |
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I guess I didn't phrase that well enough. What I meant was that there isn't
any setting in the Options dialog to determine the Save As dialog's default folder for templates. Of course you can navigate to anywhere else after the dialog opens. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I wouldn't say there was "no option," just that the Save defaults to the folder you've designated for templates. You can still choose a subfolder of that folder or any other folder you like, just as you can with any file. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... In versions up to and including 2003, there is no option about where to save templates; the dialog will force you to the Templates folder. This changed in Word 2007, which just defaults to the last used folder (or the Documents folder for the first save during a session). You can add other locations to the Places Bar on the left side of the dialog. Navigate to the desired folder, click the Tools button in the upper right corner, and choose "Add to My Places". After that, when you go to save a template and the dialog opens to the Templates folder, just click the icon on the left to jump directly to the saved location. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Idaho Word Man wrote: I work in Document Control for a large corporation, and we save most of our forms as protected Word templates. Most of the time, when I'm creating or revising a form, I work on it as a document and then save it as a protected template when I'm done. When I use Save As for a regular document, it saves in the same directory where the original was filed. But whenever I try to use Save As and click the template option, it automatically flips over to my user templates folder instead of the folder where I've been working. So I have to navigate back through several layers of server directories to find the right directory in which to save it. Is there a way to make templates automatically save to whatever directory I'm currently working in? I've looked for that option and haven't found it yet. I'm running Word 2003 under Windows XP Professional. Thanks, Fred |
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I'll definitely agree with that. But the words "no option" were used in the
context of earlier versions and seemed to be equivalent to "default." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... I guess I didn't phrase that well enough. What I meant was that there isn't any setting in the Options dialog to determine the Save As dialog's default folder for templates. Of course you can navigate to anywhere else after the dialog opens. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I wouldn't say there was "no option," just that the Save defaults to the folder you've designated for templates. You can still choose a subfolder of that folder or any other folder you like, just as you can with any file. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... In versions up to and including 2003, there is no option about where to save templates; the dialog will force you to the Templates folder. This changed in Word 2007, which just defaults to the last used folder (or the Documents folder for the first save during a session). You can add other locations to the Places Bar on the left side of the dialog. Navigate to the desired folder, click the Tools button in the upper right corner, and choose "Add to My Places". After that, when you go to save a template and the dialog opens to the Templates folder, just click the icon on the left to jump directly to the saved location. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Idaho Word Man wrote: I work in Document Control for a large corporation, and we save most of our forms as protected Word templates. Most of the time, when I'm creating or revising a form, I work on it as a document and then save it as a protected template when I'm done. When I use Save As for a regular document, it saves in the same directory where the original was filed. But whenever I try to use Save As and click the template option, it automatically flips over to my user templates folder instead of the folder where I've been working. So I have to navigate back through several layers of server directories to find the right directory in which to save it. Is there a way to make templates automatically save to whatever directory I'm currently working in? I've looked for that option and haven't found it yet. I'm running Word 2003 under Windows XP Professional. Thanks, Fred |
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