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New from template...
I've created a newspaper column-style template and saved it accordingly.
I would like to be able to start a new document based on this template but I have not discovered how to do this in MSWord 2003. The templates I do see are the canned ones supplied with the program or those provided on the MS site. A. How can I do this? B. Is there a way to produce a custom button "New from Template" that I can then place on a toolbar? Oh yes, there another issue: when I use a background color on a document and print to PDF, the background color disappears. Suggestions? Thanks in advance. |
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New from template...
If you have actually saved this as a template (.dot file), then, unless you
explicitly saved it in another folder, it will be in the root user templates folder and will be displayed on the General tab of the File New dialog. In Word 2003, unless you customize the UI, you have to access this via Templates: On my computer... in the New Document task pane. To streamline access to the New dialog, select the FileNewDialog command from the All Commands list on the Commands tab of the Tools | Customize dialog. Drag it to a toolbar, where it will be identified with the text Other... You can substitute the New icon or any other icon you like. For http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oToToolbar.htm and http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...uttonFaces.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cary" wrote in message ... I've created a newspaper column-style template and saved it accordingly. I would like to be able to start a new document based on this template but I have not discovered how to do this in MSWord 2003. The templates I do see are the canned ones supplied with the program or those provided on the MS site. A. How can I do this? B. Is there a way to produce a custom button "New from Template" that I can then place on a toolbar? Oh yes, there another issue: when I use a background color on a document and print to PDF, the background color disappears. Suggestions? Thanks in advance. |
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New from template...
First, read Suzanne's response and the links she provided. If you've saved
your template as a template (Save As under the File menu) you will be able to use it. For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog, and locations of templates folders see http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Cary" wrote in message ... I've created a newspaper column-style template and saved it accordingly. I would like to be able to start a new document based on this template but I have not discovered how to do this in MSWord 2003. The templates I do see are the canned ones supplied with the program or those provided on the MS site. A. How can I do this? B. Is there a way to produce a custom button "New from Template" that I can then place on a toolbar? Oh yes, there another issue: when I use a background color on a document and print to PDF, the background color disappears. Suggestions? Thanks in advance. |
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New from template...
Brilliant! Thanks!
Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: If you have actually saved this as a template (.dot file), then, unless you explicitly saved it in another folder, it will be in the root user templates folder and will be displayed on the General tab of the File New dialog. In Word 2003, unless you customize the UI, you have to access this via Templates: On my computer... in the New Document task pane. To streamline access to the New dialog, select the FileNewDialog command from the All Commands list on the Commands tab of the Tools | Customize dialog. Drag it to a toolbar, where it will be identified with the text Other... You can substitute the New icon or any other icon you like. For http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oToToolbar.htm and http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...uttonFaces.htm |
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New from template...
I know that I'm getting greedy: is there a way of moving my template
"newspaper.dot" on to the toolbar? Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: If you have actually saved this as a template (.dot file), then, unless you explicitly saved it in another folder, it will be in the root user templates folder and will be displayed on the General tab of the File New dialog. In Word 2003, unless you customize the UI, you have to access this via Templates: On my computer... in the New Document task pane. To streamline access to the New dialog, select the FileNewDialog command from the All Commands list on the Commands tab of the Tools | Customize dialog. Drag it to a toolbar, where it will be identified with the text Other... You can substitute the New icon or any other icon you like. For http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oToToolbar.htm and http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...uttonFaces.htm |
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New from template...
http://addbalance.com/word/templatesmenu.htm While written about menus, a
menu command is just a toolbar button positioned on a menu. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Cary" wrote in message ... I know that I'm getting greedy: is there a way of moving my template "newspaper.dot" on to the toolbar? Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: If you have actually saved this as a template (.dot file), then, unless you explicitly saved it in another folder, it will be in the root user templates folder and will be displayed on the General tab of the File New dialog. In Word 2003, unless you customize the UI, you have to access this via Templates: On my computer... in the New Document task pane. To streamline access to the New dialog, select the FileNewDialog command from the All Commands list on the Commands tab of the Tools | Customize dialog. Drag it to a toolbar, where it will be identified with the text Other... You can substitute the New icon or any other icon you like. For http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oToToolbar.htm and http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...uttonFaces.htm |
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