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stopping a document from being overwritten
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if i create a document that has form fields in it and save it as a template using office 2003. will this stop other users of this document overwriting the original. I have to create standard letters that have form fields in them and send out to our off site workers - but I dont want the original overwritten i want them to have to rename the doc to save it after filling it in. if this is not the correct way to do it - any advice will be appreciated. lisa |
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Of course not - however if you create new documents from the template there
will be no need to rename the document. The new document won't have a name until it is saved. You could also force a particular naming strategy with macros in the template. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org lisa wrote: Hi if i create a document that has form fields in it and save it as a template using office 2003. will this stop other users of this document overwriting the original. I have to create standard letters that have form fields in them and send out to our off site workers - but I dont want the original overwritten i want them to have to rename the doc to save it after filling it in. if this is not the correct way to do it - any advice will be appreciated. lisa |
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Hi Graham,
I'm hoping you can help me. First, I apologize as the only way I can get into the forum is via "Response". Not through "New". Question: how do I delete a document in word while IN word? I wish this was a joke. The quick start menu allows me to save, save as, print, etc. but not delete. Thank you for your help!!! Also I understand how to delete it from the "outside" via explorer. - Mark "Graham Mayor" wrote: Of course not - however if you create new documents from the template there will be no need to rename the document. The new document won't have a name until it is saved. You could also force a particular naming strategy with macros in the template. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org lisa wrote: Hi if i create a document that has form fields in it and save it as a template using office 2003. will this stop other users of this document overwriting the original. I have to create standard letters that have form fields in them and send out to our off site workers - but I dont want the original overwritten i want them to have to rename the doc to save it after filling it in. if this is not the correct way to do it - any advice will be appreciated. lisa |
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You can delete documents in any of the file operations windows eg File
Open, File Save. Select the document and press the delete key. You cannot of course delete any document that is open at the time. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mark wrote: Hi Graham, I'm hoping you can help me. First, I apologize as the only way I can get into the forum is via "Response". Not through "New". Question: how do I delete a document in word while IN word? I wish this was a joke. The quick start menu allows me to save, save as, print, etc. but not delete. Thank you for your help!!! Also I understand how to delete it from the "outside" via explorer. - Mark "Graham Mayor" wrote: Of course not - however if you create new documents from the template there will be no need to rename the document. The new document won't have a name until it is saved. You could also force a particular naming strategy with macros in the template. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org lisa wrote: Hi if i create a document that has form fields in it and save it as a template using office 2003. will this stop other users of this document overwriting the original. I have to create standard letters that have form fields in them and send out to our off site workers - but I dont want the original overwritten i want them to have to rename the doc to save it after filling it in. if this is not the correct way to do it - any advice will be appreciated. lisa |
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Thank You for your help, Graham. I appreciate it.
-- Mark "Graham Mayor" wrote: You can delete documents in any of the file operations windows eg File Open, File Save. Select the document and press the delete key. You cannot of course delete any document that is open at the time. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mark wrote: Hi Graham, I'm hoping you can help me. First, I apologize as the only way I can get into the forum is via "Response". Not through "New". Question: how do I delete a document in word while IN word? I wish this was a joke. The quick start menu allows me to save, save as, print, etc. but not delete. Thank you for your help!!! Also I understand how to delete it from the "outside" via explorer. - Mark "Graham Mayor" wrote: Of course not - however if you create new documents from the template there will be no need to rename the document. The new document won't have a name until it is saved. You could also force a particular naming strategy with macros in the template. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org lisa wrote: Hi if i create a document that has form fields in it and save it as a template using office 2003. will this stop other users of this document overwriting the original. I have to create standard letters that have form fields in them and send out to our off site workers - but I dont want the original overwritten i want them to have to rename the doc to save it after filling it in. if this is not the correct way to do it - any advice will be appreciated. lisa |
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You are welcome
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mark wrote: Thank You for your help, Graham. I appreciate it. You can delete documents in any of the file operations windows eg File Open, File Save. Select the document and press the delete key. You cannot of course delete any document that is open at the time. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mark wrote: Hi Graham, I'm hoping you can help me. First, I apologize as the only way I can get into the forum is via "Response". Not through "New". Question: how do I delete a document in word while IN word? I wish this was a joke. The quick start menu allows me to save, save as, print, etc. but not delete. Thank you for your help!!! Also I understand how to delete it from the "outside" via explorer. - Mark "Graham Mayor" wrote: Of course not - however if you create new documents from the template there will be no need to rename the document. The new document won't have a name until it is saved. You could also force a particular naming strategy with macros in the template. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org lisa wrote: Hi if i create a document that has form fields in it and save it as a template using office 2003. will this stop other users of this document overwriting the original. I have to create standard letters that have form fields in them and send out to our off site workers - but I dont want the original overwritten i want them to have to rename the doc to save it after filling it in. if this is not the correct way to do it - any advice will be appreciated. lisa |
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