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Hi Folks - What's the most efficient way to edit an existing Word 2003
template? I use one of two methods: 1. In Word, File/New, choose Templates on My Computer option to view all templates. Then, right-click, then Open. Make changes, then save file overwriting the existing template. This method requires me to name the edited template the same name as the old template. 2. Navigate to the folder that contains the template. Right-click on template, make changes, save. done. This my preferred method, but if you are not comfortable navigating to the template folder, this technique is problematic. I am in the process of creating documentation that describes the process of editing an existing template. The documentation targets novice users, so I need the easiest, and least error-prone technique. Thanks, Michael |
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Hi Michael,
I would definitely recommend method 2. To make it easier to navigate to the Templates folder, add it to the Places bar on the left side of the Open dialog. How you do that depends what versions of Office and Windows you're running -- either there's an entry in the dropdown from the Tools button in the dialog, or you right-click a blank area in the Places bar. -- 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. On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 09:57:42 -0500, "Michael" wrote: Hi Folks - What's the most efficient way to edit an existing Word 2003 template? I use one of two methods: 1. In Word, File/New, choose Templates on My Computer option to view all templates. Then, right-click, then Open. Make changes, then save file overwriting the existing template. This method requires me to name the edited template the same name as the old template. 2. Navigate to the folder that contains the template. Right-click on template, make changes, save. done. This my preferred method, but if you are not comfortable navigating to the template folder, this technique is problematic. I am in the process of creating documentation that describes the process of editing an existing template. The documentation targets novice users, so I need the easiest, and least error-prone technique. Thanks, Michael |
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Here's another method I found ...
In Word, File/New, choose Templates on My Computer option to view all templates. Then double-click on any template. This will create a new blank document based on the template. Close this doc without saving. (You need to do this step only once.) Now, File/Open. Instead of using My Documents, choose My Recent Documents. This will list your recent documents, PLUS a shortcut to the template folder. Use the template folder shortcut to open the templates folder, then open the template, make changes, save and done. Note: I have seen the templates folder named "Templates" or "1033". "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... Hi Michael, I would definitely recommend method 2. To make it easier to navigate to the Templates folder, add it to the Places bar on the left side of the Open dialog. How you do that depends what versions of Office and Windows you're running -- either there's an entry in the dropdown from the Tools button in the dialog, or you right-click a blank area in the Places bar. -- 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. On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 09:57:42 -0500, "Michael" wrote: Hi Folks - What's the most efficient way to edit an existing Word 2003 template? I use one of two methods: 1. In Word, File/New, choose Templates on My Computer option to view all templates. Then, right-click, then Open. Make changes, then save file overwriting the existing template. This method requires me to name the edited template the same name as the old template. 2. Navigate to the folder that contains the template. Right-click on template, make changes, save. done. This my preferred method, but if you are not comfortable navigating to the template folder, this technique is problematic. I am in the process of creating documentation that describes the process of editing an existing template. The documentation targets novice users, so I need the easiest, and least error-prone technique. Thanks, Michael |
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