No - they are document templates. There is only one normal template (called
normal.dot - or normal.dotm in Word 2007) which is Word's default template.
This can only be created by Word (though you can edit it to change some
default settings).
The startup folder location is defined at tools options file locations
startup. Any template saved there will load with Word and would thus be a
global template in that its macros, toolbars and autotext entries are
available to all documents.
Read Jay's response again - and especially the information in the links he
provided.
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site
www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site
http://word.mvps.org
Ron37 wrote:
Would the installed templates in Word be classified as Normal
templates? It was mentioned about the Startup Folder, how would you
get a template there? I guess you can save a file as a Word template
in the Startup Folder.
"Graham Mayor" wrote:
That would make it a personalised document template and not a global
template.
--
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
Ron37 wrote:
When you create a template based on an installed template such as
Oriel Fax and make customizations to themes and quick styles and
fonts you would save that in the My Templates folder. Would that be
classified as a global template since you created a template based
on an installed template? I believe a template can be created based
on no installed templates and then also be saved as My Templates.
"Jay Freedman" wrote:
On Sat, 3 May 2008 16:45:00 -0700, Ron37
wrote:
I don't understand Global Templates and how they work versus
Normal Templates. Can someone help me on Global Templates and how
they work?
The term "global template" includes ones that are stored in the
Startup folder
as well as the Normal.dot template. Both kinds are loaded during
Word's startup
processing and make certain functions available in every document
(that's why
they're called "global"). A global template other than Normal.dot
may also be
called an "add-in"; there are other kinds of add-ins besides
templates.
Regular templates (those not in the Startup folder) and Normal.dot
may be used
to base new documents; the templates in the Startup folder are not
used that
way. The Normal.dot template is a special case, because it serves
as both a
regular template and a global template.
The article at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...latesStore.htm
lists the
things that can be stored in a global template and used in
documents, compared
to the things that are supplied by regular templates.
The article at
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/temp...ons/index.html may
also help to explain how things from templates become available in
documents.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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