Two template questions ...

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Hello dear friends ... my questions (slightly different to the other template
ones).

1) How do I without having to modify the default instal remove al ltemplates
that are in the 'On My Computer' template box ... all tabs, the lot!

2) How do I make it so that the box automatically opens when Word is launched?

Reason - I want people to only have the option of the corp. templates. The
tab is there, the docs are there - no problemo - trouble is, so are all the
others!

Cheers dears ...
 
Hello dear friends ... my questions (slightly different to the other template
ones).

1) How do I without having to modify the default instal remove al ltemplates
that are in the 'On My Computer' template box ... all tabs, the lot!

2) How do I make it so that the box automatically opens when Word is launched?

Reason - I want people to only have the option of the corp. templates. The
tab is there, the docs are there - no problemo - trouble is, so are all the
others!

Cheers dears ...
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For question 1, the only way to remove the MS-supplied templates is to
go through the Office installer, in custom mode, and set the templates
to "Not available". If that's what you mean by "modify the default
install", then the answer is no, sorry...

For question 2, you want a macro in Normal.dot or another global
template (a term explained at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/WhatTemplatesStore.htm).
The macro must be named AutoExec so that Word will run it during
launch, and it should contain the line

Dialogs(wdDialogFileNew).Show

See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm for instructions.
 
Actually, the first question does have another solution. If you are using Win
XP with a default installation, go to this folder. C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Templates\1033 this is the folder where all the default templates are
stored. You can then delete the templates you do not want people to use. I
would recommend just putting them into a different folder to save for later.
You can also place your corporate templates in here for users to access. I
would be hesitant to add anything to your normal.dot template. It is a fairly
common practice but is usually the cause of document corruption. This would
how ever give you job security ;). LOL. Hope that info helps you out.
 
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