Re: Templates...

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Date: 05/26/04 

Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 08:56:23 -0700

Thanks Greg! Thw switch worked great, and the shortcut
was an even better idea, :)

Have a great one, and thanks again!

Debbie

>-----Original Message-----
>Debbie,
>
>Bad idea monkeying around with normal.dot the way you
did :-)
>
>You can add a switch to your Word Startup command:
>
>/ttemplatename
>Start Word with a new document based on a template other
than the Normal
>template. Example: /tMyfax.dot
>Note If the file name has spaces in it, enclose the
complete name in
>quotation marks - for example, /t"Elegant Report.dot"
>
>Type customize how Word starts in Word help for complete
instructions.
>
>or as an alternative, you can just stick the Letter.dot
template on your
>desktop and double click to start Word using that
template.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>--
>Greg Maxey
>A peer in "peer to peer" support
>Rockledge, FL
>To e-mail, edit out the "w...spam" in
gmaxey@whamspammvps.org
>
>Debbie wrote:
>> Hi everyone, and thanks in advance for any help! I've
>> made a new template called letterhead.dot, and I want
it
>> to load everytime I open Word. I've placed the file in
>> the Office startup folder, and it seems to load when I
>> open Word, but it doesn't bring in any graphics or
>> borders, which is what I need it to load! I also tried
>> changing the name to the normal.dot, so it would load
>> anyway, and that worked. It brought in all my graphics
>> and everything, but, if I didn't want to use that
>> template for some reason, I don't know how to load the
>> actual normal.dot! Can anyone help? My basic question
is:
>> How do I get a template to load each time I open Word,
>> and if I need to use the Normal template instead once
>> I've opened word, how to I load it? Thanks again guys!
>>
>> Debbie
>
>
>.
>

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