Re: Office 2003 ONLINE features ...please help!

From: cmptr_iliterate (cmptriliterate_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 19:25:03 -0800

Hi Bob- Thank you for your help. In short, it sounds like you were
describing two ways of downloading the template and/or clipart. 1st way is
to open excel, word, etc and download the file. Then I can perform a "save
as" function and save it in "my documents". 2nd way is to visit
www.office.microsoft.com/templates and download the file in which the screen
will download it as a .cab file. It appears the 1st way is much easier and
user friendly, is that correct?
Meanwhile, my understanding of your explanation if I perform the 1st method
is that a small file will be created in my temp files.....with that said, is
there a way that I can periodically delete these small files so that they
don't take up space eventhough they are small? My fear is that I see myself
downloading many templates and/or cliparts and I just dont want to crowd up
my machine. Thank you again. Rochelle.

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:

> Hi Rochelle,
>
> The OfficeOnline template files use an add-in control that is added
> to your browser by the Office site. The templates open
> in to the correct Office application and then you can
> use File=>Save As to save it either as a document or template
> file on your PC.
>
> While you won't need the following to use the feature...
> The template files are downloaded to the temporary internet files
> directory as part of a .cab file in the current implementation
> for Office 2003. The .cab file name contains a template
> that matches the page you're on at
> http://office.microsoft.com/templates
>
> For example, the Thanksgiving Day greeting card for MS Word
> located here:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC010195591033.aspx
> will download a cabfile listed as
> "file.aspx?AssetID=TC010195591033&ax=1&CTT71" (assuming you're
> setup for 'U.S. English'. (note the 'TC01019559 in both, the 1033
> is the 'English'
>
> If you open that file it will give you the option to save
> it to your drive as a .cab file named 01019559.cab
>
> but it's easier just to open them into your apps and then save
> from there. Make sure that if you're using a firewall that
> it allows the apps to pull in the templates for you, and don't
> forget to 'vote' (rate) each template using the Taskpane
> that will appear in your Office 2003 apps.
>
> ==========
> >>"cmptr_iliterate" <cmptriliterate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8D16C056-E4A9-457F-8B19-396497555A3F@microsoft.com...
> Hello. I've been recently using the Office 2003 ONLINE features which
> includes downloading letter templates and clip art. More specificially, when
> I click on the download button for a letter template, the normal "save to
> disk/open from its current location" is NOT an option. In otherwords, the
> templates simply download after clicking on the download button. Therefore,
> my questions are 1)are these letter templates being saved on my computer, if
> so, where? 2) are these clip arts being saved on my computer, if so, where?
> I'm asking these questions because I foresee myself using the exact same
> ones and I'm not sure if I have to download them every time or if they are
> saved
> on my pc somewhere. Thank you in advance. Rochelle.
> --
> Thank You!>>
> --
> Let us know if this helped you,
>
> Bob Buckland ?:-)
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
> Office 2003 Editions explained
> http://www.microsoft.com/uk/office/editions.mspx
>
>
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