I want to create a template to work off of for a project. I saved my
"template" document under templates but it is not functioning as a true
template. I would like to be able to type in the template without disrupting
the placement or layout. Any advise?

On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 12:04:02 -0700, tchr2b
wrote:

I want to create a template to work off of for a project. I saved my
"template" document under templates but it is not functioning as a true
template. I would like to be able to type in the template without disrupting
the placement or layout. Any advise?

Save the document again, but this time change the "Save as type" box
at the bottom of the Save As dialog to say "Document Template (*.dot)"
before clicking OK. The dialog will automatically switch to the
templates folder.

When you talk about "disrupting the placement or layout", do you mean
you want places to type into, surrounded by unchanging text? Word
refers to that as a protected form. See this article to get started:
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Whether or not your template will allow you to enter text in documents
created from it without disturbing the layout will rather depend on how you
have prepared your template, about which you have told us nothing.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


tchr2b wrote:
I want to create a template to work off of for a project. I saved my
"template" document under templates but it is not functioning as a
true template. I would like to be able to type in the template
without disrupting the placement or layout. Any advise?

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this
in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm.

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.

Hope this helps,
--

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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I want to create a template to work off of for a project. I saved my
"template" document under templates but it is not functioning as a true
template. I would like to be able to type in the template without
disrupting
the placement or layout. Any advise?