Automated Loading of Template from Startup folder -Mac Word 2011

[anubatra.16]

I am using Version 14.0.0. of Word 2011.
I have added my template to Startup folder of Word 2011. But it fails to load automatically when word starts.I have to manually attach the template as a Global template.

Is there any way out or i need to do some setting so that the template loads automatically from Startup folder.

Please guide.

 

[Michael Vilain]

I am using Version 14.0.0. of Word 2011.
I have added my template to Startup folder of Word 2011. But it fails to load
automatically when word starts.I have to manually attach the template as a
Global template.

Is there any way out or i need to do some setting so that the template loads
automatically from Startup folder.

Please guide.

Post this to the Word forums.

 

[anubatra.16]

Which other Word Forum? This is related to Mac Word 2011.

 

[Michael Vilain]

Which other Word Forum? This is related to Mac Word 2011.

Note the BOTTOM POST rather than your top-posted reply. Some knowledge
of news netquette is appropriate here (e.g. you're not posting a web
forum but a news groups which has long established norms. Each group is
different. Top posting may slide here, but you'll get your hindquarters
shown the door.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style

Now, Microsoft has their own forums on their site. This news group has
nothing to do with Microsoft and they shutdown the gateway that allowed
their postings to appear here. So it's just us old-timers who know what
newsgroups are.

Try searching Microsoft's website or using Google.

 

[sparker]

Did anyone have an answer to this one?

I was experiencing it as well but only on some macs. I think it may be a setting or permissions issue? Any help appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[robert.knight]

Did anyone have an answer to this one?



I was experiencing it as well but only on some macs. I think it may be a setting or permissions issue? Any help appreciated.



Thanks.

I don't know if this is the issue you are encountering, but I'm documenting it for posterity.

Mac Word will not load templates on startup if they do not have the correct file type and creator codes set ('W8TN' and 'MSWD') respectively.

From the command-line, run:

xattr -px com.apple.FinderInfo <path>

Convert the output from Hex to ASCII (eg. using http://www.asciitohex.com/) and the first 8 characters should be 'W8TNMSWD'.

This can be fixed by opening the file in Word and saving it. This information might be lost in the first place when copying the template file around in a file format that doesn't support this information (eg. from a Zip file).