using templates

[Guest]

I use a few templates constantly. Is there a way that when I chose to open a
new document I can get a choice for either normal.doc or one of my templates?

I am currently having to use open and drill down to the template file, must
be an easier way?

Thanks

 

[Jay Freedman]

For each commonly used template, you can create a little macro in the
Normal.dot template like this:

Sub NewMyDoc()
Documents.Add Template:="MyDoc.dot"
End Sub

See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm for instructions about
creating the macro in the right place. For each macro, change the name of
the macro (the part following "Sub") and the name of the template (in
quotes). This assumes all the templates are located in the same folder
specified as the User Templates location in the Options dialog -- if they're
somewhere else, include the full path within the quotes.

Then assign a toolbar button or a menu command to each of the macros, as in
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AsgnCmdOrMacroToToolbar.htm.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you keep Word open continuously, then Jay's macro or a button that takes
you to the New dialog is your best bet, but if you start Word only when you
want to create a document, then a desktop shortcut to your template will
open Word with a new document based on that template.

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

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