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My templates aren't activated - Word 2003
Hi,
I'm running Word 2003 on a WinXP (SP2) os. Whenever I try to create a new document using any of my templates (File=New=select a template), I get a blank window. The templates, however, do exist. When I run a search for a dot file, I find then all. I can open a template file, save it as doc, and continue my work. Still, that's not the way the program is designed to act. What's wrong? Why can I use template in a conventional fashion? Ran |
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Two things -
1. You cannot open a Word template and save it as a document. it will always be a template, whatever extension suffix you add. 2. Try re-registering Word - http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm. If that doesn't work, check out http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Ran Chermesh wrote: Hi, I'm running Word 2003 on a WinXP (SP2) os. Whenever I try to create a new document using any of my templates (File=New=select a template), I get a blank window. The templates, however, do exist. When I run a search for a dot file, I find then all. I can open a template file, save it as doc, and continue my work. Still, that's not the way the program is designed to act. What's wrong? Why can I use template in a conventional fashion? Ran |
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Actually, for some bizarre reason, W2003 _does_ let you save a template as a
document, stripping out any AutoText. I think this was a _bad_ change, but it is there. -- 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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Two things - 1. You cannot open a Word template and save it as a document. it will always be a template, whatever extension suffix you add. 2. Try re-registering Word - http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm. If that doesn't work, check out http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Ran Chermesh wrote: Hi, I'm running Word 2003 on a WinXP (SP2) os. Whenever I try to create a new document using any of my templates (File=New=select a template), I get a blank window. The templates, however, do exist. When I run a search for a dot file, I find then all. I can open a template file, save it as doc, and continue my work. Still, that's not the way the program is designed to act. What's wrong? Why can I use template in a conventional fashion? Ran |
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Try updating your installation to include the 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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Ran Chermesh" wrote in message om... Hi, I'm running Word 2003 on a WinXP (SP2) os. Whenever I try to create a new document using any of my templates (File=New=select a template), I get a blank window. The templates, however, do exist. When I run a search for a dot file, I find then all. I can open a template file, save it as doc, and continue my work. Still, that's not the way the program is designed to act. What's wrong? Why can I use template in a conventional fashion? Ran |
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Thanks Graham. I started word with the /a parameter and the problem disappeard. Do I still have to change my registry keys? Ran Graham Mayor Wrote: Two things - 1. You cannot open a Word template and save it as a document. it will always be a template, whatever extension suffix you add. 2. Try re-registering Word - http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm. If that doesn't work, check out http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Ran Chermesh wrote:- Hi, I'm running Word 2003 on a WinXP (SP2) os. Whenever I try to create a new document using any of my templates (File=New=select a template), I get a blank window. The templates, however, do exist. When I run a search for a dot file, I find then all. I can open a template file, save it as doc, and continue my work. Still, that's not the way the program is designed to act. What's wrong? Why can I use template in a conventional fashion? Ran- -- chermesh |
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That depends on whether starting it normally causes the problem to recur. If
it remains OK - leave it alone. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org chermesh wrote: Thanks Graham. I started word with the /a parameter and the problem disappeard. Do I still have to change my registry keys? Ran Graham Mayor Wrote: Two things - 1. You cannot open a Word template and save it as a document. it will always be a template, whatever extension suffix you add. 2. Try re-registering Word - http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm. If that doesn't work, check out http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Ran Chermesh wrote:- Hi, I'm running Word 2003 on a WinXP (SP2) os. Whenever I try to create a new document using any of my templates (File=New=select a template), I get a blank window. The templates, however, do exist. When I run a search for a dot file, I find then all. I can open a template file, save it as doc, and continue my work. Still, that's not the way the program is designed to act. What's wrong? Why can I use template in a conventional fashion? Ran- |
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