RE: Ted-retrieving templates

As you probably know, Word has certain storage defaults.  By and large,
it'll look for a document in My Documents, unless you tell it otherwise.
Similarly, it'll look for Templates in Application
Data-Microsoft\Templates.  Application data is buried three layers deep
under Documents and settings.  I think it's Documents and Settings\all
users, but you get the idea.
 
If you really want to go to the trouble, you can go in and change those
storage defaults, under Tools, Option, File Locations.  However, most
folks find that assigning documents, clip art, templates, Etc. to
different locations cuts down on clutter, and, as the program knows
where to find them, you don't have to waste time tracking them down.
 
Ted

        -----Original Message-----
        From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Judith Bron
        Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:42 AM
        To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: Re: Ted-retrieving templates
        
        
        Ted, I'm working on a dell using Microsoft Office.  How does the
computer differentiate between a document saved in my documents and a
template saved in a folder in "New" that would allow it to appear when I
press the new button?  Judith

                ----- Original Message ----- 
                From: Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) <mailto:Ted.Lisle@xxxxxx>  
                To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
                Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:53 AM
                Subject: RE: Ted-retrieving templates

                By and large, they don't go there, although I suppose
they could.  What follows refers to Office products, but I'm sure that
Corel and IBM-Lotus follow similar conventions.
                 
                Currently, you'll find individual templates in a
Microsoft subfolder under "Application data," but that's doing it the
hard way.  Just save a new one to the default location, using the Save
As menu.  When you want to use it, just enter on "New" in the file menu.
The list of templates pops up, ready for scrolling.
                 
                Ted

                        -----Original Message-----
                        From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Judith Bron
                        Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:31 AM
                        To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                        Subject: Ted-retrieving templates
                        
                        
                        Ted, Can you tell us how you retrieve templates
or put it in the "my documents" folder?  Thanks, Judith

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