When I open a new document, it always loads normal.dot as the
template.

I would like to be able to load word with my own template already
preselected.

Is this possible?

Thanks
Mike

The easiest solution is usually to put a shortcut to the template on your
desktop or start menu. Double-clicking then creates a new document from the
template.

It's also possible to edit the properties of the program shortcut to include
a /t switch. Details in the Help under "Customizing how Word starts.

--
Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
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Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org


"Mike Seddon" wrote in message
...
When I open a new document, it always loads normal.dot as the
template.

I would like to be able to load word with my own template already
preselected.

Is this possible?

Thanks
Mike

On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 14:51:43 +0100, "Margaret Aldis"
wrote:

The easiest solution is usually to put a shortcut to the template on your
desktop or start menu. Double-clicking then creates a new document from the
template.

It's also possible to edit the properties of the program shortcut to include
a /t switch. Details in the Help under "Customizing how Word starts.

The problem with that approach is that the shortcut to Word doesn't
have an editable target, and therefore I can't add a command-line
argument.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"My theory was a perfectly good one. The facts were misleading."
-- /The Lady Vanishes/ (1938)

The shortcuts that Office creates when it installs are in fact not editable.
But you can create your own.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Stan Brown" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 14:51:43 +0100, "Margaret Aldis"
wrote:

The easiest solution is usually to put a shortcut to the template on your
desktop or start menu. Double-clicking then creates a new document from
the
template.

It's also possible to edit the properties of the program shortcut to
include
a /t switch. Details in the Help under "Customizing how Word starts.

The problem with that approach is that the shortcut to Word doesn't
have an editable target, and therefore I can't add a command-line
argument.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"My theory was a perfectly good one. The facts were misleading."
-- /The Lady Vanishes/ (1938)

Use windows explorer or search to find the file "winword.exe"
Right click the file name and then "send to" desktop (create a shortcut).
You now have an editable shortcut to word on your desktop
John



"Stan Brown" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 14:51:43 +0100, "Margaret Aldis"
wrote:

The easiest solution is usually to put a shortcut to the template on your
desktop or start menu. Double-clicking then creates a new document from
the
template.

It's also possible to edit the properties of the program shortcut to
include
a /t switch. Details in the Help under "Customizing how Word starts.

The problem with that approach is that the shortcut to Word doesn't
have an editable target, and therefore I can't add a command-line
argument.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"My theory was a perfectly good one. The facts were misleading."
-- /The Lady Vanishes/ (1938)

On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 21:00:48 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:


"Stan Brown" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 14:51:43 +0100, "Margaret Aldis"
wrote:

The easiest solution is usually to put a shortcut to the template on your
desktop or start menu. Double-clicking then creates a new document from the
template.

It's also possible to edit the properties of the program shortcut to include
a /t switch. Details in the Help under "Customizing how Word starts.

The problem with that approach is that the shortcut to Word doesn't
have an editable target, and therefore I can't add a command-line
argument.

The shortcuts that Office creates when it installs are in fact not editable.
But you can create your own.

That's true, but I temporarily forgot; thanks for the reminder.

Any idea why Microsoft decided to create non-editable shortcuts
instead of editable shortcuts?

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"My theory was a perfectly good one. The facts were misleading."
-- /The Lady Vanishes/ (1938)

Thanks for all the feedback.

Now for a slightly different twist.

Is there a way that I can open an existing document which has been
built using one template BUT open it in my version of Word with my
template and force it into the style of my template.

I don;t believe there is.

Thanks

Mike

You can use Tools | Templates and Add-ins to attach a different template.
With the box "Automatically update document styles" checked (once only, then
uncheck it), styles of the same name will be updated. But styles are the
*only* thing that will be updated; you will not get the section-level
formatting of the document (margins, headers/footers, columns, watermarks,
etc.). To get all the formatting of your template, create a new document
based on it, press the Spacebar to dirty it, and use Insert | File to insert
the old document.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mike Seddon" wrote in message
...
Thanks for all the feedback.

Now for a slightly different twist.

Is there a way that I can open an existing document which has been
built using one template BUT open it in my version of Word with my
template and force it into the style of my template.

I don;t believe there is.

Thanks

Mike