These articles may help you
Distributing macros to other users
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/DistributeMacros.htm
"How to create global event procedures similar to AutoOpen, AutoNew and
AutoClose, without using Normal.dot"
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/PseudoAutoMacros.htm
"Running a macro automatically when a document is created, opened or closed"
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/DocumentEvents.htm

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> Using word 2000 I have a document template called basemacros.dot stored in
> a
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> What is the reason for this and is there a workaround?
> Thanks.