Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 2, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
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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2021-08-06 07:28:00
Rob
seriously? That's how Microsoft made it? Shouldn't you be able to choose Templates from a menu and then have Microsoft show you the templates to choose from rather than having the user navigate through users\appdata\microsoft\....
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