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April 13th, 2005, 04:35 PM
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Adding info to created template without altering
I followed the instructions on Word help on how to create a template from an
existing document. Unfortunately, when adding information to the template, the original is altered. How can I get the template to "freeze?" 
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April 13th, 2005, 05:15 PM
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I'm not sure I understand your question.
1. Save as a Template. 2. Use a template by going to File New and creating a new document based on the template. 3. If you want the new document to also be a template, save it as a template. 4. Do not open templates to create new documents based on them. Use File New. Template Basics http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm How to Create a Template - Part 2 - essential reading http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...platePart2.htm Hope this helps, -- Charles 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. "Wendy" wrote in message ... I followed the instructions on Word help on how to create a template from an existing document. Unfortunately, when adding information to the template, the original is altered. How can I get the template to "freeze?"
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April 13th, 2005, 06:39 PM
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"Wendy" wrote: I followed the instructions on Word help on how to create a template from an existing document. Unfortunately, when adding information to the template, the original is altered. How can I get the template to "freeze?"
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April 13th, 2005, 06:39 PM
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"Charles Kenyon" wrote: I'm not sure I understand your question. 1. Save as a Template. 2. Use a template by going to File New and creating a new document based on the template. 3. If you want the new document to also be a template, save it as a template. 4. Do not open templates to create new documents based on them. Use File New. Template Basics http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm How to Create a Template - Part 2 - essential reading http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...platePart2.htm Hope this helps, -- Charles 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. "Wendy" wrote in message ... I followed the instructions on Word help on how to create a template from an existing document. Unfortunately, when adding information to the template, the original is altered. How can I get the template to "freeze?"
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April 13th, 2005, 06:44 PM
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"Charles Kenyon" wrote: I'm not sure I understand your question. 1. Save as a Template. 2. Use a template by going to File New and creating a new document based on the template. 3. If you want the new document to also be a template, save it as a template. 4. Do not open templates to create new documents based on them. Use File New. Template Basics http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm How to Create a Template - Part 2 - essential reading http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...platePart2.htm Hope this helps, -- Charles 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. "Wendy" wrote in message ... I followed the instructions on Word help on how to create a template from an existing document. Unfortunately, when adding information to the template, the original is altered. How can I get the template to "freeze?" I want a template which will allow blank space to be filled without moving the text in front of the blank space to move forward. It may be called a "placeholder"
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April 13th, 2005, 08:02 PM
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Tables are often used for this purpose, with cell size fixed rather than
depending on text. Otherwise, look into what Word calls an "online form." Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. Hope this helps, -- Charles 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. "kel" wrote in message ... "Charles Kenyon" wrote: I'm not sure I understand your question. 1. Save as a Template. 2. Use a template by going to File New and creating a new document based on the template. 3. If you want the new document to also be a template, save it as a template. 4. Do not open templates to create new documents based on them. Use File New. Template Basics http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm How to Create a Template - Part 2 - essential reading http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...platePart2.htm Hope this helps, -- Charles 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. "Wendy" wrote in message ... I followed the instructions on Word help on how to create a template from an existing document. Unfortunately, when adding information to the template, the original is altered. How can I get the template to "freeze?" I want a template which will allow blank space to be filled without moving the text in front of the blank space to move forward. It may be called a "placeholder"
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