When save a new template in Word a *.dot file and reopen that file all
changes are lost. Why is that?? Office Word 2003.

Is the template normal.dot?
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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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"Mules" wrote in message
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When save a new template in Word a *.dot file and reopen that file all
changes are lost. Why is that?? Office Word 2003.

Likely, you're not reopening that file. Likely, you're creating a document
from that file. To properly change a TEMPLATE, you must OPEN the template
using File-Open, or right-click and choose Open. Double-clicking a DOT just
gives you a document created from that template. Hitting save wants to save
the DOCUMENT, not the template on which it is based.
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Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"Mules" wrote in message
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When save a new template in Word a *.dot file and reopen that file all
changes are lost. Why is that?? Office Word 2003.

Anne, Thank you very much for answering my question. You are close but when I
open the .dot file and make changes and save it as a .dot file those changes
are lost.

"Anne Troy" wrote:

Likely, you're not reopening that file. Likely, you're creating a document
from that file. To properly change a TEMPLATE, you must OPEN the template
using File-Open, or right-click and choose Open. Double-clicking a DOT just
gives you a document created from that template. Hitting save wants to save
the DOCUMENT, not the template on which it is based.
************
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"Mules" wrote in message
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When save a new template in Word a *.dot file and reopen that file all
changes are lost. Why is that?? Office Word 2003.

There is something dreadfully wrong, Mules. Perhaps it's Word. Try
troubleshooting:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/s...osoft_word.htm
Or... do you happen to have an on close macro in there?
************
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"Mules" ,(donotspam) wrote in message
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Anne, Thank you very much for answering my question. You are close but
when I
open the .dot file and make changes and save it as a .dot file those
changes
are lost.

"Anne Troy" wrote:

Likely, you're not reopening that file. Likely, you're creating a
document
from that file. To properly change a TEMPLATE, you must OPEN the template
using File-Open, or right-click and choose Open. Double-clicking a DOT
just
gives you a document created from that template. Hitting save wants to
save
the DOCUMENT, not the template on which it is based.
************
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"Mules" wrote in message
...
When save a new template in Word a *.dot file and reopen that file all
changes are lost. Why is that?? Office Word 2003.

I just have to open and save the .dot file a few more times inorder for my
changes to taike effect? thanks for your response.

"Anne Troy" wrote:

Likely, you're not reopening that file. Likely, you're creating a document
from that file. To properly change a TEMPLATE, you must OPEN the template
using File-Open, or right-click and choose Open. Double-clicking a DOT just
gives you a document created from that template. Hitting save wants to save
the DOCUMENT, not the template on which it is based.
************
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"Mules" wrote in message
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When save a new template in Word a *.dot file and reopen that file all
changes are lost. Why is that?? Office Word 2003.

You still haven't answered my question. Is the template normal.dot? This
matters.
--
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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Mules" wrote in message
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When save a new template in Word a *.dot file and reopen that file all
changes are lost. Why is that?? Office Word 2003.

What is it you are trying to do? Create new templates based on a template
that already has code in it, preserving that code in the new template?

Note, the normal way to use a template is to create new documents based on
that template, not to create new templates.
--
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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Mules" wrote in message
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When save a new template in Word a *.dot file and reopen that file all
changes are lost. Why is that?? Office Word 2003.

Thanks, Charles!

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Is the template normal.dot?
--
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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Mules" wrote in message
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When save a new template in Word a *.dot file and reopen that file all
changes are lost. Why is that?? Office Word 2003.

Charles, I am trying to modify an existing template, not normal.dot? Does
this make any sense? This template is for User login information for a
company.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

What is it you are trying to do? Create new templates based on a template
that already has code in it, preserving that code in the new template?

Note, the normal way to use a template is to create new documents based on
that template, not to create new templates.
--
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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Mules" wrote in message
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When save a new template in Word a *.dot file and reopen that file all
changes are lost. Why is that?? Office Word 2003.

Are we talking a template or a form? (Something can be both.)

I suspect you are talking about what Word calls an "online form" because the
Word term "template" doesn't especially make sense for gathering login
information. 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.

One of these links is on relocking a form without resetting form fields.

Hope this helps,
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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

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"Mules" ,(donotspam) wrote in message
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Charles, I am trying to modify an existing template, not normal.dot? Does
this make any sense? This template is for User login information for a
company.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

What is it you are trying to do? Create new templates based on a template
that already has code in it, preserving that code in the new template?

Note, the normal way to use a template is to create new documents based
on
that template, not to create new templates.
--
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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Mules" wrote in message
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When save a new template in Word a *.dot file and reopen that file all
changes are lost. Why is that?? Office Word 2003.