Word 2000 in a Nutshell

Saving the Template

If the Template option was selected on the File → New dialog, Word saves the new file as a .dot file. If the template was created based on a document, you must specify that Word save it as a .dot file using File → Save As (Figure 14-9).

Figure 14-9. Saving a file as a template

The location where the template is saved (and where users put it when you send it to them) is very important:

• \Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates is the default location set for user templates. When you save a template, Word opens this folder automatically in the Save As dialog. Change the default using Tools → Options → File Locations → User Templates → Modify (Figure 14-10). Templates stored here appear on the General tab of the File → New dialog.

Figure 14-10. Modifying default template locations

• The workgroup templates directory works just like the user templates directory, but is used to store templates that multiple users on a network share. There is no default location, but you can set one using Tools → Options → File Locations → Workgroup Templates → Modify. Using these locations is covered in more detail in Chapter 4.

• \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Startup is Word’s startup folder. Any template saved in it is loaded as a global template every time Word starts. Components ...