Saving template file as doc word mac

[Guest]

I am having a problem using office 2004 for mac. If i have a template and
make a change to it and try and save it as a word document as opposed to a
template file i get the following error

"you cannot save a template file to a non-template format."

I can save it as a template again but kind of defeats the purpose of having
templates

Any help on this would be great

 

[Guest]

If you create a document based on the template, you shouldn't see an error
message. You can then modify the document as desired.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

1. If you are opening the template to modify it, then you don't need Save
As, just Save.

2. If you are modifying a template to create a new template, then use Save
As.

3. If you want to create a document based on the template, then don't open
the template; use New instead (this is the default operation for .dot
files).

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

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[Guest]

Thanks for that info Suzanne. It is number 3 that I want to do. I'm not too
sure though what you mean by not opening the template.

If I want to use the template to create a document how can I do it without
opening it?

thanks

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

A MacWord/WinWord difference--on the Mac, you cannot double-click a
template to create a document from it. The template must be in one of
Word's assigned template locations, and you must use File | Project
Gallery to create a new document from it.

For now, move the template into Applications/Microsoft Office
2004/Templates/My Templates, and use File | Project Gallery to access it.

You don't have to keep it there--read Word Help "About Template
locations". Also, if you use this template frequently, you can record a
macro to access it easily rather than go through the Project Gallery
every time.

PS. Yes, this is annoying. Please use Help | Send Feedback in MacWord to
complain about it, in hopes it might be changed someday.

PPS. Good thing you put Mac in your subject. There are Mac-specific
groups where tricks like these are known issues, and it would be good to
post there with future questions--See here for Google/Entourage gateway
to newsgroups for MacWord, MacExcel, and other MS programs for the Mac:
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups>

 

[CyberTaz]

Assuming you've saved you template in the correct (default) location...

When you want to create a new doc based on the template go to File>Project
Gallery, select My Templates & double+click the one you want the doc based
on. The new file will be created as a doc. As Suzanne says, the only thing
you can do if you actually *open* the template itself is save changes to it
or save as another template. IOW, Do Not use File>Open or navigate to the
template in Finder & double+click the file.

This is a bone of contention in Mac Word because your templates **MUST** be
stored in the My Templates folder within the ~username/Applications/MS
Office 2004/Templates folder in order to be used as templates to create new
files. If you store them *anywhere else* you can't generate new files from
them - you can only _open_ the template file - unless you navigate to it
using the Project Gallery.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[CyberTaz]

.... Sorry, that last phrase in my earlier post should read as "even if"
rather than "unless".

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Guest]

Thanks very much for both of your replies. That solved my problem.
I had been pulling my hair out trying to solve it

thanks again