![]() ![]() Word 2003 by default saved any document I designated as a template (*.dot) in a predetermined location set up in Location of Files. I have noted that Word 2010 also saves user templates to a location in Location of Files (oddly it is in a folder called 'roaming.' Something I usually assocate with my cell phone rather than my computer). However, notwithstanding this setting Word 2010 saves my templates wherever it chooses. I noticed this after creating a template and then immediately trying to use it--and it wasn't 'there.' That is, it did not show up in File/New/Templates. That is, gone until I ran a search for it and found it. This time I found it in the folder I was working in when I decided to create the new template. ![]() ![]() One of the greatest unanswered questions of all time will inevitably go down in history as: “Why did Microsoft change the normal.dot template of MS Word to Calibri 11. Under 'filename' put name of template. Under 'save as type' hit the arrow on the right, scroll down and choose 'Word template' – 'save'. Feb 12, 2015 To find the template file, make use of the File Locations dialog box. To open the dialog box, click File tab| Options| Advanced; scroll down to the bottom of the dialog box and click the File Locations button. Am I missing something here? Is the Location of Files setting subject to other unknown (at least to me) conditions? There may be fine reasons to choose to store templates in a location different from the setting but since they won't be accessible in the usual way (File/New/Templates etc.) it would probably be a very unique reason. I lost another template or two previously but I figured it was my own fault for not saving them correcty--until they showed up in the same search! The difference is that Word no longer defaults to the user templates folder when you save a template. This is touted as a benefit, though I don't really see how it is. If you want the template to appear in the New dialog (assuming you've figured out how to even make that appear), you do have to save it in the default template location. There's some info about this at, but it probably won't tell you more than you have already discovered. Microsoft MVP (Word) since 1999 Fairhope, Alabama USA http://ssbarnhill.com.
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