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

From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:52:12 -0600

When you open Word using the /t switch, it does not open the template; it
opens with a document based on that template. There is no risk of saving
changes to the template because you are working in a document, and there is
no risk of not using Save As because the new document thus created is
unnamed. See if this is not the case: when you start Word using the /t
switch, does the title bar show your template name or Document1?

For reference, see "How to use startup command line switches to start Word
2003, Word 2002, and Word 2000" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=210565 

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Scott" <holdencaufield@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> 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

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