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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / February 2005Templates on an intranet
I have a couple of templates I want to run from an Intranet. The problem is that word default saves the document in .dot-format (and not .doc-format) so you need to change this which is a good ground for mistakes...:) Anyone know a way to work around this? Someone told me that you could start Word instead and then use the template as a parameter, anyone knows it this works? /e Eric was telling us: Eric nous racontait que : > I have a couple of templates I want to run from an Intranet. The > problem is that word default saves the document in .dot-format (and > not .doc-format) so you need to change this which is a good ground > for mistakes...:) Anyone know a way to work around this? Someone told > me that you could start Word instead and then use the template as a > parameter, anyone knows it this works? Word only saves as *.dot if you actually open the template (i.e. it will not default save as *.dot if you open a *.doc or create a *.doc from a *.dot). You have to check what is happening with the templates when they are used to create documents. How are they opened? How are they accessed by users? Are they stored in Word's Workgroup folder?  SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org Template files opened over an intranet (local internet) will be opened as templates rather than as documents. I know there is a work around for this that involves linking to a shortcut on the intranet rather than to the template but don't remember the details. The solution at http://addbalance.com/word/templatesmenu.htm#Hyperlinks is for hyperlinks within Word documents but might work over the intranet. SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > Eric was telling us: > Eric nous racontait que : [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > How are they opened? How are they accessed by users? Are they stored in > Word's Workgroup folder? This may be what you are looking for: How to start Word with a template other than the Normal template in Word 2002 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290961 SignatureTom Winter tom@nospam.amosfivesix.com >I have a couple of templates I want to run from an Intranet. The problem is >that word default saves the document in .dot-format (and not .doc-format) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > /e On our intranet, Word forms are posted as templates--*.dot files. When you look at the link in your browser it is: http://our.intranet.com/forms/thisform.dot when i click on this i get the standard dialog that asks if i want to d/l or open. i choose "open" and it launches Word and opens a DOCUMENT based on the template. When I click "Save" the file type is shown as *.doc. I don't see anything "special" going on to force this behavior. At another office, where I was in charge of the templates, I created a "template" directory on a network server and had all the users add that path to the "Workgroup Templates" location (TOOLS>OPTIONS>FILE LOCATIONS). I liked the way this worked b/c it was standard Word procedure: FILE>NEW, then select a template out of your list. If you have multiple directories of templates for different purposes you can put shortcuts to those directories into the location of your Workgroup Templates folder. Each shortcut shows up as a separate tab on your Templates dialog. Rename the shortcuts to something meaningful for that purpose. I just verified this behavior on my own system (Windows XP Pro, Word 2003) and did get a new document. This was not the behavior in previous installations, though. I have had the template open, as a template, rather than have a new document created based on the template. I suspect that it may be the Word version that does this although it could be Windows. SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > On our intranet, Word forms are posted as templates--*.dot files. When > you look at the link in your browser it is: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Templates dialog. Rename the shortcuts to something meaningful for that > purpose. With word 2003 (or xp) and Win xp pro sp2, when I klick a link (or enter the full adress to the .dot-file) it opens a .dot in my word...:/ /e > On our intranet, Word forms are posted as templates--*.dot files. When > you look at the link in your browser it is: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Templates dialog. Rename the shortcuts to something meaningful for that > purpose. ... click a link? Link in a Word document or a browser in an html? SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > With word 2003 (or xp) and Win xp pro sp2, when I klick a link (or enter > the full adress to the .dot-file) it opens a .dot in my word...:/ [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> Templates dialog. Rename the shortcuts to something meaningful for that >> purpose. Browser. > ... click a link? > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >>> Templates dialog. Rename the shortcuts to something meaningful for that >>> purpose. It gives me a new document in Word. Note, when I tried this, I had Word already open. That may make a difference. When I see links to Word documents or templates on the internet, I usually right-click and save the target to my disk and open it from there so I don't run into this routinely. SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > Browser. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>>> Templates dialog. Rename the shortcuts to something meaningful for that >>>> purpose. Eric was telling us: Eric nous racontait que : > With word 2003 (or xp) and Win xp pro sp2, when I klick a link (or > enter the full adress to the .dot-file) it opens a .dot in my > word...:/ See http://support.microsoft.com%3Fkbid=278627/ Also, I seem to remember that it has something to do with opening the target in a new window instead of the same browser window, but I could not find the reference to that. Finally, you can also use VB Script or Java to force the hyperlink to open a true Word window (Instead of a Word instance in an IE window). Something like: '_______________________________________ <script language="JavaScript"> function runWord(strFile) { var myWord = new ActiveXObject("Word.Application"); myWord.Visible = true; myWord.Documents.Add Template:=strFile; } </script> <a href="javascript:runWord('http://myserver/document.dot');">Create Document</a> '_______________________________________ SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org Yes I've seen that link thanks (though it creates another problem), The problem is not that it does open in ie instead of word (i can fix that through explorer), it is simply that it open the .dot-file instaead of a document based on the .dot-file. /e > Eric was telling us: > Eric nous racontait que : [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Document</a> > '_______________________________________ Eric was telling us: Eric nous racontait que : > Yes I've seen that link thanks (though it creates another problem), > > The problem is not that it does open in ie instead of word (i can fix > that through explorer), it is simply that it open the .dot-file > instaead of a document based on the .dot-file. /e Have you tried the Java example I posted? This will not open the *.dot file. SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org |
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