Templates are used to define how a document and the Word interface should look. To open a template file, follow these steps:
You can now make changes in the template, just as you would in any other document. When you save the changes, they are available the next time you create a document based on the template.
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2015-10-05 10:54:22
awyatt
Paul: If you double-click on a template file, then Word opens a blank document based upon that template. Double-clicking DOES NOT open the template itself (which is the topic of this tip), but instead creates a new document based on the template.
-Allen
2015-10-05 10:30:15
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Alan,
Can you explain what will happened--or what will fail to happen--if someone opens the template by double-clicking the file? I believe it will open as a .docx file, and you'll lose customized features like toolbars, menus, and quick tables.
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