Opening Word with a template other than normal.dot

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Is there a way I can set up Word to always open for my
users with a different template than normal.dot? We want
them to always use a template that's streamlined and
customized for our projects rather than Word's
normal.dot. Ideally the "new document" icon on their
toolbar would also then open new documents based on our
customized template rather than the normal.dot. Any
suggstions?
 
For some reason this startup switch is omitted from the Help article
"Customize how Word starts." See "WD: Word Startup (Command-Line) Switches
and Their Purpose" 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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*Bad* idea. Only Word can create a Normal.dot.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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