Terry
Thu Jul 24 02:14:14 PDT 2008
'File Locations' has now moved to Word Options, Advanced tab (Alt+F, I, A)
at the very bottom of the dialog.
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Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP
"BRob" <del**eteto-hash#rfj1001@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:TsXhk.12719$9d4.9486@newsfe17.ams2...
> Thanks Jay,
>
> I've got that solution working now although it is not quite ideal.
>
> The reason is that the templates are currently actually stored on a small
> server, so three of us can access them (and the templates stay
> consistent).
>
> Is there a way that the default directory for these templates can be
> changed in word 2007 (I know you could do it in the previous version - and
> that's the bit I'm struggling with.)
>
> Tx
>
> Rob
>
>
>
> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:eEcNemO7IHA.5440@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> BRob wrote:
>>> I've upgrade to Word 2007 and have a set of my own templates in a
>>> separate directory that were developed in a previous version of word.
>>>
>>> How do I customise Word 2007 to show those templates when I open up a
>>> new document.
>>>
>>> Tx
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>> Add a button for it to the Quick Access Toolbar.
>>
>> Go to Office button > Word Options > Customize. Set the category to
>> either All Commands or Commands Not In the Ribbon. Choose the command
>> "New Document or Template..." and click the Add button. That command
>> opens the same dialog as did File > New in previous versions.
>>
>> To have your templates appear as a custom tab in this dialog, you have to
>> make your directory a subfolder within the Templates folder (by default,
>> %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates).
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
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