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What happens when creating new Word-Document via Explorer (Word 2007!)
I would like to create a new Word-2007-Document direct via Explorer in the
following way. 1. Right click at the desktop 2. New Microsoft Word Dokument -- the system creates a new Word Dokument on the desktop (size is 0 Bytes!) 3. Open the new Document in Word. This works fine. -------------------------------------------------------------- The question now ist, which template was copied in this case. -------------------------------------------------------------- It is NOT the normal.dotx File! And there is no file in the Windows\Shellnew-Folder for Word 2007 (in word 2003 there was a file in this folder, which was copied!) Does anybody know, what happens in this case? How can I control a blank document, which was created in this way? It would be great, if there is a way to get the system to make a copy based on normal.dotx, when creating a new document in this way. Thanks for help. Regards Karl Zuern. |
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What happens when creating new Word-Document via Explorer (Word 2007!)
I am curious, Karl. Why are you so sure that it is NOT normal.dot?
**************************** Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com **************************** "Karl Zuern" wrote in message ... I would like to create a new Word-2007-Document direct via Explorer in the following way. 1. Right click at the desktop 2. New Microsoft Word Dokument -- the system creates a new Word Dokument on the desktop (size is 0 Bytes!) 3. Open the new Document in Word. This works fine. -------------------------------------------------------------- The question now ist, which template was copied in this case. -------------------------------------------------------------- It is NOT the normal.dotx File! And there is no file in the Windows\Shellnew-Folder for Word 2007 (in word 2003 there was a file in this folder, which was copied!) Does anybody know, what happens in this case? How can I control a blank document, which was created in this way? It would be great, if there is a way to get the system to make a copy based on normal.dotx, when creating a new document in this way. Thanks for help. Regards Karl Zuern. |
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What happens when creating new Word-Document via Explorer (Word 2007!)
Hi Anne,
I have done the following test: 1. Open »Normal.dotm« 2. Put some text in it »Copy of normal.dotm« 3. Make a new file via Word NEW - Blank File -- You WILL get a copy of normal.dotm 4. Now make a new File via context-menu of the explorer -- You WILL see thats it is NOT a copy of normal.dotm So I think, there must be another mechanism in use whren generating the new file with the explorer. I would like to make sure, that a user gets exactly the same result, independant of the way that she/he generates the new file. Regards Karl. "Anne Troy" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I am curious, Karl. Why are you so sure that it is NOT normal.dot? **************************** Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com **************************** "Karl Zuern" wrote in message ... I would like to create a new Word-2007-Document direct via Explorer in the following way. 1. Right click at the desktop 2. New Microsoft Word Dokument -- the system creates a new Word Dokument on the desktop (size is 0 Bytes!) 3. Open the new Document in Word. This works fine. -------------------------------------------------------------- The question now ist, which template was copied in this case. -------------------------------------------------------------- It is NOT the normal.dotx File! And there is no file in the Windows\Shellnew-Folder for Word 2007 (in word 2003 there was a file in this folder, which was copied!) Does anybody know, what happens in this case? How can I control a blank document, which was created in this way? It would be great, if there is a way to get the system to make a copy based on normal.dotx, when creating a new document in this way. Thanks for help. Regards Karl Zuern. |
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What happens when creating new Word-Document via Explorer (Word 2007!)
Interesting. I'm anxious to see what someone running Word 2007 says.
**************************** Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com **************************** "Karl Zuern" wrote in message ... Hi Anne, I have done the following test: 1. Open »Normal.dotm« 2. Put some text in it »Copy of normal.dotm« 3. Make a new file via Word NEW - Blank File -- You WILL get a copy of normal.dotm 4. Now make a new File via context-menu of the explorer -- You WILL see thats it is NOT a copy of normal.dotm So I think, there must be another mechanism in use whren generating the new file with the explorer. I would like to make sure, that a user gets exactly the same result, independant of the way that she/he generates the new file. Regards Karl. "Anne Troy" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I am curious, Karl. Why are you so sure that it is NOT normal.dot? **************************** Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com **************************** "Karl Zuern" wrote in message ... I would like to create a new Word-2007-Document direct via Explorer in the following way. 1. Right click at the desktop 2. New Microsoft Word Dokument -- the system creates a new Word Dokument on the desktop (size is 0 Bytes!) 3. Open the new Document in Word. This works fine. -------------------------------------------------------------- The question now ist, which template was copied in this case. -------------------------------------------------------------- It is NOT the normal.dotx File! And there is no file in the Windows\Shellnew-Folder for Word 2007 (in word 2003 there was a file in this folder, which was copied!) Does anybody know, what happens in this case? How can I control a blank document, which was created in this way? It would be great, if there is a way to get the system to make a copy based on normal.dotx, when creating a new document in this way. Thanks for help. Regards Karl Zuern. |
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What happens when creating new Word-Document via Explorer (Word2007!)
I'm not running Word 2007, so I'm guessing here, but--I notice that your
first post referred to normal.dotx, and this post referred to normal.dotm. This article on Word 2007 templates says: http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_offi...templates.aspx Each of the template extensions provides information about the type of template: DOT = Word 97-2003 Templates DOTX = Word Templates DOTM = Word Macro-Enabled Templates In general, I recommend using the DOTX format for your templates because it doesn't include macros and is fully compatible with Word 2007 I wonder if the right-click could be using dotx, but you are using dotm? Failing that, perhaps that post will give you useful information about achieving your ultimate goal. PS. Hi Anne! Karl Zuern wrote: Hi Anne, I have done the following test: 1. Open »Normal.dotm« 2. Put some text in it »Copy of normal.dotm« 3. Make a new file via Word NEW - Blank File -- You WILL get a copy of normal.dotm 4. Now make a new File via context-menu of the explorer -- You WILL see thats it is NOT a copy of normal.dotm So I think, there must be another mechanism in use whren generating the new file with the explorer. I would like to make sure, that a user gets exactly the same result, independant of the way that she/he generates the new file. Regards Karl. "Anne Troy" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I am curious, Karl. Why are you so sure that it is NOT normal.dot? **************************** Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com **************************** "Karl Zuern" wrote in message ... I would like to create a new Word-2007-Document direct via Explorer in the following way. 1. Right click at the desktop 2. New Microsoft Word Dokument -- the system creates a new Word Dokument on the desktop (size is 0 Bytes!) 3. Open the new Document in Word. This works fine. -------------------------------------------------------------- The question now ist, which template was copied in this case. -------------------------------------------------------------- It is NOT the normal.dotx File! And there is no file in the Windows\Shellnew-Folder for Word 2007 (in word 2003 there was a file in this folder, which was copied!) Does anybody know, what happens in this case? How can I control a blank document, which was created in this way? It would be great, if there is a way to get the system to make a copy based on normal.dotx, when creating a new document in this way. Thanks for help. Regards Karl Zuern. |
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What happens when creating new Word-Document via Explorer (Word 2007!)
Yo, Daiya! If you were in Seattle, then I am sooooooo sorry that I missed
you! I only had one day there, really (Tuesday), and I hung mostly with the Excel MVPs. **************************** Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com **************************** "Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message ... I'm not running Word 2007, so I'm guessing here, but--I notice that your first post referred to normal.dotx, and this post referred to normal.dotm. This article on Word 2007 templates says: http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_offi...templates.aspx Each of the template extensions provides information about the type of template: DOT = Word 97-2003 Templates DOTX = Word Templates DOTM = Word Macro-Enabled Templates In general, I recommend using the DOTX format for your templates because it doesn't include macros and is fully compatible with Word 2007 I wonder if the right-click could be using dotx, but you are using dotm? Failing that, perhaps that post will give you useful information about achieving your ultimate goal. PS. Hi Anne! Karl Zuern wrote: Hi Anne, I have done the following test: 1. Open »Normal.dotm« 2. Put some text in it »Copy of normal.dotm« 3. Make a new file via Word NEW - Blank File -- You WILL get a copy of normal.dotm 4. Now make a new File via context-menu of the explorer -- You WILL see thats it is NOT a copy of normal.dotm So I think, there must be another mechanism in use whren generating the new file with the explorer. I would like to make sure, that a user gets exactly the same result, independant of the way that she/he generates the new file. Regards Karl. "Anne Troy" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I am curious, Karl. Why are you so sure that it is NOT normal.dot? **************************** Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com **************************** "Karl Zuern" wrote in message ... I would like to create a new Word-2007-Document direct via Explorer in the following way. 1. Right click at the desktop 2. New Microsoft Word Dokument -- the system creates a new Word Dokument on the desktop (size is 0 Bytes!) 3. Open the new Document in Word. This works fine. -------------------------------------------------------------- The question now ist, which template was copied in this case. -------------------------------------------------------------- It is NOT the normal.dotx File! And there is no file in the Windows\Shellnew-Folder for Word 2007 (in word 2003 there was a file in this folder, which was copied!) Does anybody know, what happens in this case? How can I control a blank document, which was created in this way? It would be great, if there is a way to get the system to make a copy based on normal.dotx, when creating a new document in this way. Thanks for help. Regards Karl Zuern. |
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What happens when creating new Word-Document via Explorer (Word2007!)
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No, I couldn't go. Anne Troy wrote: Yo, Daiya! If you were in Seattle, then I am sooooooo sorry that I missed you! I only had one day there, really (Tuesday), and I hung mostly with the Excel MVPs. **************************** Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com **************************** PS. Hi Anne! |
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What happens when creating new Word-Document via Explorer (Word 2007!)
Sorry, this was a mistake. Normal.dotm file is correct. There is no
Normal.dotx in Word 2007. "Daiya Mitchell" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I'm not running Word 2007, so I'm guessing here, but--I notice that your first post referred to normal.dotx, and this post referred to normal.dotm. This article on Word 2007 templates says: http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_offi...templates.aspx Each of the template extensions provides information about the type of template: DOT = Word 97-2003 Templates DOTX = Word Templates DOTM = Word Macro-Enabled Templates In general, I recommend using the DOTX format for your templates because it doesn't include macros and is fully compatible with Word 2007 I wonder if the right-click could be using dotx, but you are using dotm? Failing that, perhaps that post will give you useful information about achieving your ultimate goal. PS. Hi Anne! Karl Zuern wrote: Hi Anne, I have done the following test: 1. Open »Normal.dotm« 2. Put some text in it »Copy of normal.dotm« 3. Make a new file via Word NEW - Blank File -- You WILL get a copy of normal.dotm 4. Now make a new File via context-menu of the explorer -- You WILL see thats it is NOT a copy of normal.dotm So I think, there must be another mechanism in use whren generating the new file with the explorer. I would like to make sure, that a user gets exactly the same result, independant of the way that she/he generates the new file. Regards Karl. "Anne Troy" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I am curious, Karl. Why are you so sure that it is NOT normal.dot? **************************** Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com **************************** "Karl Zuern" wrote in message ... I would like to create a new Word-2007-Document direct via Explorer in the following way. 1. Right click at the desktop 2. New Microsoft Word Dokument -- the system creates a new Word Dokument on the desktop (size is 0 Bytes!) 3. Open the new Document in Word. This works fine. -------------------------------------------------------------- The question now ist, which template was copied in this case. -------------------------------------------------------------- It is NOT the normal.dotx File! And there is no file in the Windows\Shellnew-Folder for Word 2007 (in word 2003 there was a file in this folder, which was copied!) Does anybody know, what happens in this case? How can I control a blank document, which was created in this way? It would be great, if there is a way to get the system to make a copy based on normal.dotx, when creating a new document in this way. Thanks for help. Regards Karl Zuern. |
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