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Change which "normal.dot" template a word file opens
I've noticed that when you open a word file it automatically opens up the
'normal.dot' file. Is there a way to make a file point to a different 'normal.dot' file when it's opened? For example: if you open C:\test\word.doc it will open the normal.dot in C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates Can this be changed so the file opens C:\temp\normal.dot ? |
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Change which "normal.dot" template a word file opens
On Thu, 28 May 2009 14:33:01 -0700, HandyDandy
wrote: I've noticed that when you open a word file it automatically opens up the 'normal.dot' file. Is there a way to make a file point to a different 'normal.dot' file when it's opened? For example: if you open C:\test\word.doc it will open the normal.dot in C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates Can this be changed so the file opens C:\temp\normal.dot ? Word always uses the normal.dot template in the folder named as the User Templates location in Tools Options File Locations. By default that's the Templates folder under your profile, which you mentioned. The only way to change which folder Word looks at for normal.dot is to change the User Templates location in the File Locations dialog -- which will also change where it looks for all other templates. Exactly what are you trying to achieve? If you're looking to have all the users in a department use the same normal.dot on a network share, forget it -- read http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811468, "You cannot share the Normal.dot file among multiple users in Word". -- 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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