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Saving *.dotx template files
In Word 2007, I want to save a file as a template and then use it. Two
questions--Word 2003 used to save these temlate files in a specific place. Where does Word 2007 save them? After you save them, how do you use them? Word 2003 had them show up in a special tab when you went to use a template. I cannot find my own templates anywhere when i click the Office Button, New. Thanks for all help. Arlene |
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Saving *.dotx template files
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:59:01 -0700, Arlene
wrote: In Word 2007, I want to save a file as a template and then use it. Two questions--Word 2003 used to save these temlate files in a specific place. Where does Word 2007 save them? After you save them, how do you use them? Word 2003 had them show up in a special tab when you went to use a template. I cannot find my own templates anywhere when i click the Office Button, New. Thanks for all help. Arlene You're correct that the behavior changed with 2007. When you save a template, it goes into whatever folder is selected in the Save As dialog (by default, the one selected as the Documents folder). You should see a "Trusted Templates" button at the top of the Places Bar on the left side of the document, and you should click that before saving the template. (No, I don't understand the reason for this change. I asked once, and the answer I got didn't make any sense to me.) When you're creating a new document, if you click Office button New and then choose "My templates" from the list on the left, you'll get the same dialog that was in 2003. Of course, this shows only templates in the Templates folder, so you have to save them there initially or move them later. If you'd rather go directly to that dialog, customize the Quick Access Toolbar to add (from the category "Commands Not In the Ribbon") the button for "New Document or Template". -- 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. |
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Saving *.dotx template files
Thanks, Jay! The path to the templates is
C:\Users\Arlene\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Template s on my computer. What was Bill thinking on this one. :-) "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:59:01 -0700, Arlene wrote: In Word 2007, I want to save a file as a template and then use it. Two questions--Word 2003 used to save these temlate files in a specific place. Where does Word 2007 save them? After you save them, how do you use them? Word 2003 had them show up in a special tab when you went to use a template. I cannot find my own templates anywhere when i click the Office Button, New. Thanks for all help. Arlene You're correct that the behavior changed with 2007. When you save a template, it goes into whatever folder is selected in the Save As dialog (by default, the one selected as the Documents folder). You should see a "Trusted Templates" button at the top of the Places Bar on the left side of the document, and you should click that before saving the template. (No, I don't understand the reason for this change. I asked once, and the answer I got didn't make any sense to me.) When you're creating a new document, if you click Office button New and then choose "My templates" from the list on the left, you'll get the same dialog that was in 2003. Of course, this shows only templates in the Templates folder, so you have to save them there initially or move them later. If you'd rather go directly to that dialog, customize the Quick Access Toolbar to add (from the category "Commands Not In the Ribbon") the button for "New Document or Template". -- 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. |
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