File in Use - MS Word Document won't release

[Guest]

When I generate a template using MS Word 2003 and save it to my desk top and
close it, I can't then generate another MS Word document using that same
template. It's as if the first document is still open. But, it's not. It's
closed. It's as if the template is still in use. Please help!

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Under some circumstances, the file IS still open

Sometimes, it's Outlook that is holding it open (Outlook runs a second copy
of Word to edit email).

I suggest the first thing to do is put the template in your User Templates
folder, not on your desktop. Various things may interfere with its
operation if it is on the desktop.

But sometimes, you may have to close both Word and Outlook to force a file
to be released.

Hope this helps

When I generate a template using MS Word 2003 and save it to my desk top and
close it, I can't then generate another MS Word document using that same
template. It's as if the first document is still open. But, it's not. It's
closed. It's as if the template is still in use. Please help!

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John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[Guest]

WOW! Thank you so much for replying. The setting in Outlook was definitely
was causing the problem.

Under some circumstances, the file IS still open

Sometimes, it's Outlook that is holding it open (Outlook runs a second copy
of Word to edit email).

I suggest the first thing to do is put the template in your User Templates
folder, not on your desktop. Various things may interfere with its
operation if it is on the desktop.

But sometimes, you may have to close both Word and Outlook to force a file
to be released.

Hope this helps

When I generate a template using MS Word 2003 and save it to my desk top and
close it, I can't then generate another MS Word document using that same
template. It's as if the first document is still open. But, it's not. It's
closed. It's as if the template is still in use. Please help!

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410