I saved a word 2003 template as half env.dot. It shows up when I do
File-New "On my computer...". However, I won't find it using Windows
Explorer or Search.

I am on XP SP2 and want other users to have access to templates I create.
Am I stuck with instructing them to use File-New "From existing document..."
in a defined dir rather than the usual? I don't even have a C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates dir, the default dir
to where I was directed to save a template.

Did something change and why?

Thanks in advance.

On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 03:25:02 -0700, "4display"
wrote:

I saved a word 2003 template as half env.dot. It shows up when I do
File-New "On my computer...". However, I won't find it using Windows
Explorer or Search.

I am on XP SP2 and want other users to have access to templates I create.
Am I stuck with instructing them to use File-New "From existing document..."
in a defined dir rather than the usual? I don't even have a C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates dir, the default dir
to where I was directed to save a template.

Did something change and why?

Thanks in advance.

In Windows Explorer, you have to go to Tools Folder Options View
and select "Show hidden files and folders". Otherwise Explorer hides
Application Data and everything under it, in both the tree view and
search.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

[rosey]

In Windows Explorer, you have to go to Tools Folder Options View
and select "Show hidden files and folders". Otherwise Explorer hides
Application Data and everything under it, in both the tree view and
search.
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP

I realize the file is hidden and have found the folders and subfolders. To
take this question to the next level... I would like to move a template I
have already saved in the "General" Catagory to another subfolder or create a
new subfolder. I want to better organize the templates I have created or
rename them. I have found information on how to do this if saving for the
first time. How do you accomplish this after the initial save?

Under windows explorer I have found one group of templates (those that came
with word) under the "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033" but
with no listing of subfolders in explorer. They are all grouped in this one
folder. All the ones I have saved are under "C:\Documents and Settings\User
1\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates" which appears under general tab. To
even view the templates I have had to change tabs from hidden to unhidden -
which I very carefully must change back.

I don't want to mess up the system or word but I don't want to have
everything saved twice and clutter oriented (since deleting, moving,
renaming, etc is usually a windows explorer function).

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can certainly do this through Windows Explorer, and there is no reason
you should not leave these files unhidden (that's one of the first changes I
always make on a new computer, along with showing file extensions). The
Templates folder represents the General tab; when you create a subfolder of
that folder and place at least one template in it (which you can move from
the root folder to the subfolder), a new tab will be created in Word's File
New dialog.

You don't say what version you have, but see any of these articles:

"Frequently Asked Questions About the Location of Templates in Word 2003"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826867

"Frequently asked questions about the location of Word 2002 templates"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291186

"Where Word Looks for Templates"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=138059

"Managing templates in Word 2003"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889495

"Add a New Tab for Custom Templates in Word 2002"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291468

"Categories, Locations, and Registry Keys for Word Templates"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216595 (Word 2000)

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"rosey" wrote in message
...
In Windows Explorer, you have to go to Tools Folder Options View
and select "Show hidden files and folders". Otherwise Explorer hides
Application Data and everything under it, in both the tree view and
search.
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP

I realize the file is hidden and have found the folders and subfolders.
To
take this question to the next level... I would like to move a template I
have already saved in the "General" Catagory to another subfolder or
create a
new subfolder. I want to better organize the templates I have created or
rename them. I have found information on how to do this if saving for the
first time. How do you accomplish this after the initial save?

Under windows explorer I have found one group of templates (those that
came
with word) under the "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033"
but
with no listing of subfolders in explorer. They are all grouped in this
one
folder. All the ones I have saved are under "C:\Documents and
Settings\User
1\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates" which appears under general tab.
To
even view the templates I have had to change tabs from hidden to
unhidden -
which I very carefully must change back.

I don't want to mess up the system or word but I don't want to have
everything saved twice and clutter oriented (since deleting, moving,
renaming, etc is usually a windows explorer function).