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How to Have Template Doc Default Save Format To .doc
Hi Folks,
We need users to open a Template document (.dot extension) (that also does a mail merge,) and then when they hit the save button, it will default to save a copy to their own directory, with a .doc extension. Is this possible? Background: We don't want users saving their changes to the original template, and we're trying to solve a sharing violations issue where only one person can have a .doc document open at a time. The template (.dot) solves the permissions issue. Thanks in advance for the help! Kind regards, Cole |
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How to Have Template Doc Default Save Format To .doc
They should not be opening the template. They should be using file new to
create a new document based on the template. That is the way templates are designed to be used and what happens is that have an unnamed document which they will be prompted to name when they attempt to save. 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. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "wakingupnow" wrote in message ... Hi Folks, We need users to open a Template document (.dot extension) (that also does a mail merge,) and then when they hit the save button, it will default to save a copy to their own directory, with a .doc extension. Is this possible? Background: We don't want users saving their changes to the original template, and we're trying to solve a sharing violations issue where only one person can have a .doc document open at a time. The template (.dot) solves the permissions issue. Thanks in advance for the help! Kind regards, Cole |
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How to Have Template Doc Default Save Format To .doc
Thank You Charles. This will do the trick. MUCH APPRECIATED.
kind regards, Cole "Charles Kenyon" wrote: They should not be opening the template. They should be using file new to create a new document based on the template. That is the way templates are designed to be used and what happens is that have an unnamed document which they will be prompted to name when they attempt to save. 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. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "wakingupnow" wrote in message ... Hi Folks, We need users to open a Template document (.dot extension) (that also does a mail merge,) and then when they hit the save button, it will default to save a copy to their own directory, with a .doc extension. Is this possible? Background: We don't want users saving their changes to the original template, and we're trying to solve a sharing violations issue where only one person can have a .doc document open at a time. The template (.dot) solves the permissions issue. Thanks in advance for the help! Kind regards, Cole |
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