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DSS - 06 Apr 2004 17:13 GMT

I was wondering if there is a way to stop word form asking me if I'd like to
save changes to my template. I use templates and the mail merge feature to
set up faxes. When I open an old fax and then close it Word asks me if I'd
like to save changes to the document and if I'd like to save changes to the
template (even though I havent made changes to either). I would like to set
it up so that it never asks me to save changes to any of my templates.

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Graham Mayor - 06 Apr 2004 17:34 GMT

> I was wondering if there is a way to stop word form asking me if I'd
> like to save changes to my template. I use templates and the mail
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> changes to either). I would like to set it up so that it never asks
> me to save changes to any of my templates.

What you ask is not possible. There are lots of circumstances where Word
will correctly see a change in a document or template and prompt you for
permission to change (or you can tell Word not to prompt and it will make
the changes behind your back - something you don't want to happen).

There are also reasons why you may get a prompt to change when nothing
appears to have changed, and these are frequently connected to badly written
add-ins. The Microsoft Works add-in and the Norton AV plug-in are two prime
contenders and both should be eliminated as a first step.

Autoformat as you type options can create styles from your formatting and
these can cause all sorts of grief. Turn any of those off that are not
essential - and that's most of them.

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DSS - 06 Apr 2004 21:50 GMT

is there a way to detach the template automatically when you save then?

> > I was wondering if there is a way to stop word form asking me if I'd
> > like to save changes to my template. I use templates and the mail
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> these can cause all sorts of grief. Turn any of those off that are not
> essential - and that's most of them.

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Charles Kenyon - 06 Apr 2004 21:55 GMT

Yes, you can do that but it doesn't address your original problem. You'll
still get the prompts so long as you are using the poorly-written Add-In or
template.

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> is there a way to detach the template automatically when you save then?
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> > these can cause all sorts of grief. Turn any of those off that are not
> > essential - and that's most of them.

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DSS - 06 Apr 2004 22:14 GMT

how do I make word detach the template automatically?

> Yes, you can do that but it doesn't address your original problem. You'll
> still get the prompts so long as you are using the poorly-written Add-In or
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> > > these can cause all sorts of grief. Turn any of those off that are not
> > > essential - and that's most of them.

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Charles Kenyon - 06 Apr 2004 23:26 GMT

You add a macro intercepting the save command to your document's template.
It attaches the document to the normal.dot template before saving. (A
document has to be attached to some template.) For details on how to
intercept the save command take a look on the vba FAQ at the MVP FAQ site
for the page on intercepting Word commands.

For help with your macro, if you need it, post a separate message in the
vba.beginners newsgroup. (Switching topics in the middle of a thread
guarantees that you will not get anywhere near the responses and advice that
is available on these newsgroups.) You might also indicate what it is you
are trying to accomplish by detaching from the template.

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> how do I make word detach the template automatically?
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> > > > these can cause all sorts of grief. Turn any of those off that are not
> > > > essential - and that's most of them.

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DSS - 07 Apr 2004 15:40 GMT

thanks

> You add a macro intercepting the save command to your document's template.
> It attaches the document to the normal.dot template before saving. (A
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> not
> > > > > essential - and that's most of them.

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Nora Pike - 08 Feb 2005 15:17 GMT

I have the same problem, where we perform a merge to an access database.
The Merged document is saved. When reopened it prompts to reattach to the
database. If you make changes it prompts to save changes to the template.
How do you break this bond? I checked the style/format and it is not set
to define styles based on formatting.

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