How do I create previews of new Word templates?

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When I create new Word templates, they don'y have previews available when I
later try to select one for creating a new document.
 
You can enable the option if you choose File > Properties, click the
Summary tab, select "Save preview picture", and click OK. However, it
might not be a good idea to select this option, since it increases the
file size, not only for the template, but also for any document
created from that template.
 
Thanks, but I'm running Windows XP, and that feature, "Save preview picture"
doesn't appear.
 
I don't have Windows XP to test, but as far as I know the operating
system should make no difference (in this area). Did you really choose
File>Properties *in Word*?
 
You are strongly advised to clear the "Save preview picture" box in the
document properties of any document you create based on the template, as
saving a preview greatly increases the file size.

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If you want an example:

1. Create a new document
2. Insert a Word table
3. Change the border style for all cells to a dashed border
4. Save the file
5. Check the file size
6. Turn on "Save Preview picture"
7. Make a modification in the document and save the file again
8. Check the file size

For example a 25 KB document balloons to 313KB once a preview picture
is saved. This is only one scenario I can think of right now but there
are many others.

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