Re: Word XP "/t" Switch Now Results in Errors

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From: Scott (holdencaufield_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:42:13 -0500

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:20:17 GMT, dian@mousetrax.com (Dian Chapman,
MVP, MOS) wrote:

>When you create a shortcut to a template...the default event for the
>double click SHOULD BE to create a NEW document from the template.
>That would solve all your read only issues, since you should not be
>needing to use read only.
>
>However, your default may have been changed!
>
>Create a shortcut to that template. Then RIGHT click it and you'll see
>a shortcut menu appear that will have NEW and OPEN listed...which one
>is BOLD? The one that is bold is the default. It SHOULD BE "New." If
>so...there's no problem and you must be doing something wrong to get
>changes into your template. But if the default that is bold is the
>OPEN, then you need to reset that via the Windows Explorer as to the
>way the default event is set.
>
>Or just right click and click New until you can get the default fixed.
>
>Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant
>Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified
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>On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:50:15 -0500, Scott
><holdencaufield@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:31:32 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
>><sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote:
>>
>>>What does that have to do with it? None of the actions you describe should
>>>cause changes to the template. When you create a new document based on the
>>>template, the template is not changed.
>>Because, if I do not set the properties to "Read Only" if I have used
>>a desktop shortcut to open Word with that template, and then select
>>File/Save and forget to rename the document, it save any changes to
>>that template (whatever.dot). If I remember to do File/Save As, it
>>does prevent me from changing the original template; so does making
>>the template Read Only wherein either File/Save or Save As does want
>>to save the document as a new one. Or for that matter - if I do
>>File/New and select New from template, or open Word based on a
>>template from the Start/New Office Document.
>>
>>But if I open Word from the template, this may not be what should be
>>happening, but it is what is happening. Try it if you would.
>>
>>Scott
Thanks. I'll look into that.

Scott

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