How do I Make a Template Available When I Start Word?

[Alton Davis]

I found instructions for doing this in Office Online which says to put the
template in c:\user name\AppData\Microsoft Word\Startup. I've done this and
gone to Word Options/Add-ins/Manage and checked the box but when I restart
Word it doesn't automaticlly load, I still have to load it each time. I
have Windows XP and Word 2007.
Please help.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

It's not clear to me exactly what you want to accomplish. Do you want to use
this template to create new documents? If so, then put it into your
templates folder (click Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File
Locations, User Templates).

Or... does it contain Word 2003-style toolbars you want to access via the
Add-ins tab?

Or... something else?

When you first open Word, click the Developer tab, then click Document
Template. Does the template show up under Global templates and add-ins? If
not, then it's likely that you didn't put it into the correct Startup
folder. Check Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File Locations, and
verify that the Startup location you used matches where Word thinks it
should be. I'm running Vista, so I can't check to see where it gets put in
Windows XP, but in Vista (here at least), it's in:

C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP

 

[Alton Davis]

Hi Herb,
I never used Word 2003 so I don't know about Word 2003-style toolbars but I
do want to access via the addins tab. It works fine if I start Word, go to
Word Options/Add-Ins/Manage Templates and put a check mark by the add-in.
The add-in is located in C:\Documents and Settings\Al\Application
Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP which is where the article on Office Online says
to put it. The check mark isn't saved so I have to check it every time I
start Word.
I don't have a Developer tab so I don't know about that. What this add-in
does is give me a table like character map to insert Navajo letters, a
standard keyboard would need about 20 more keys to have one for each letter.

It's not clear to me exactly what you want to accomplish. Do you want to
use this template to create new documents? If so, then put it into your
templates folder (click Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File
Locations, User Templates).

Or... does it contain Word 2003-style toolbars you want to access via the
Add-ins tab?

Or... something else?

When you first open Word, click the Developer tab, then click Document
Template. Does the template show up under Global templates and add-ins? If
not, then it's likely that you didn't put it into the correct Startup
folder. Check Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File Locations, and
verify that the Startup location you used matches where Word thinks it
should be. I'm running Vista, so I can't check to see where it gets put in
Windows XP, but in Vista (here at least), it's in:

C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

I found instructions for doing this in Office Online which says to put the
template in c:\user name\AppData\Microsoft Word\Startup. I've done this
and gone to Word Options/Add-ins/Manage and checked the box but when I
restart Word it doesn't automaticlly load, I still have to load it each
time. I have Windows XP and Word 2007.
Please help.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Regardless of what the Office Online article says about the Startup
location--it might be wrong. I don't have Windows XP, so I can't check. So,
in Word, click the Office button, Word Options, Advanced tab, and scroll to
near the bottom and click the File Locations button. If you can't read the
entire Startup location, click on Startup, then click Modify so you can see
the exact location (but don't change it -- this is just a way to see the
exact name, since the File Locations dialog usually doesn't display the
entire name of long folder/subfolder names). Then, use Windows Explorer and
make sure that that's the place where you put the template you want to
access.

The Developer tab doesn't display by default, but offers a faster way to get
to the Templates and Add-ins dialog. To display the Developer tab, click
Office - Word Options - Popular, and put a check next to "Show Developer tab
in the Ribbon".

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Hi Herb,
I never used Word 2003 so I don't know about Word 2003-style toolbars but
I do want to access via the addins tab. It works fine if I start Word, go
to Word Options/Add-Ins/Manage Templates and put a check mark by the
add-in. The add-in is located in C:\Documents and Settings\Al\Application
Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP which is where the article on Office Online
says to put it. The check mark isn't saved so I have to check it every
time I start Word.
I don't have a Developer tab so I don't know about that. What this add-in
does is give me a table like character map to insert Navajo letters, a
standard keyboard would need about 20 more keys to have one for each
letter.

It's not clear to me exactly what you want to accomplish. Do you want to
use this template to create new documents? If so, then put it into your
templates folder (click Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File
Locations, User Templates).

Or... does it contain Word 2003-style toolbars you want to access via the
Add-ins tab?

Or... something else?

When you first open Word, click the Developer tab, then click Document
Template. Does the template show up under Global templates and add-ins?
If not, then it's likely that you didn't put it into the correct Startup
folder. Check Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File Locations, and
verify that the Startup location you used matches where Word thinks it
should be. I'm running Vista, so I can't check to see where it gets put
in Windows XP, but in Vista (here at least), it's in:

C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

I found instructions for doing this in Office Online which says to put
the template in c:\user name\AppData\Microsoft Word\Startup. I've done
this and gone to Word Options/Add-ins/Manage and checked the box but when
I restart Word it doesn't automaticlly load, I still have to load it each
time. I have Windows XP and Word 2007.
Please help.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

PS... if it turns out that you are using the correct Startup folder, then
it's likely that the add-in is one of several types that don't play by the
rules, and hence isn't automatically loaded by Word, regardless of location.
You might need to create an AutoExec macro (which runs when Word is started)
that explicitly loads the template each time Word starts. (Note: This might
be harder than it should be... when I include code to load a template via
AutoExec, it refuses to load. It appears to be a timing problem since the
macro runs fine after the document window has been created. If it comes to
this, you might need help from the VBA folks.)

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Hi Herb,
I never used Word 2003 so I don't know about Word 2003-style toolbars but
I do want to access via the addins tab. It works fine if I start Word, go
to Word Options/Add-Ins/Manage Templates and put a check mark by the
add-in. The add-in is located in C:\Documents and Settings\Al\Application
Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP which is where the article on Office Online
says to put it. The check mark isn't saved so I have to check it every
time I start Word.
I don't have a Developer tab so I don't know about that. What this add-in
does is give me a table like character map to insert Navajo letters, a
standard keyboard would need about 20 more keys to have one for each
letter.

It's not clear to me exactly what you want to accomplish. Do you want to
use this template to create new documents? If so, then put it into your
templates folder (click Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File
Locations, User Templates).

Or... does it contain Word 2003-style toolbars you want to access via the
Add-ins tab?

Or... something else?

When you first open Word, click the Developer tab, then click Document
Template. Does the template show up under Global templates and add-ins?
If not, then it's likely that you didn't put it into the correct Startup
folder. Check Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File Locations, and
verify that the Startup location you used matches where Word thinks it
should be. I'm running Vista, so I can't check to see where it gets put
in Windows XP, but in Vista (here at least), it's in:

C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

I found instructions for doing this in Office Online which says to put
the template in c:\user name\AppData\Microsoft Word\Startup. I've done
this and gone to Word Options/Add-ins/Manage and checked the box but when
I restart Word it doesn't automaticlly load, I still have to load it each
time. I have Windows XP and Word 2007.
Please help.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

If you end up needing an AutoExec macro, the following form seems to work:

Sub AutoExec()
AddIns.Add FileName:= _
"C:\Users\Herb\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\HerbOld\ws-asks.dot",
_
Install:=True
End Sub

Substitute the name/location of your template for the one in this example.
Note that _ is a continuation mark that lets you spread long commands across
multiple lines. For additional information about macros and how to use them,
see:

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/macrosvba/CreateAMacro.htm

noting that things are located in different places in the current version of
Word. Click on the Developer tab (see earlier message) - Macros - AutoExec -
Create to gain access to the VBA editor. You would copy/paste only the stuff
between the Sub and End Sub lines, since Word automatically creates those
lines for you.


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

PS... if it turns out that you are using the correct Startup folder, then
it's likely that the add-in is one of several types that don't play by the
rules, and hence isn't automatically loaded by Word, regardless of
location. You might need to create an AutoExec macro (which runs when Word
is started) that explicitly loads the template each time Word starts.
(Note: This might be harder than it should be... when I include code to
load a template via AutoExec, it refuses to load. It appears to be a
timing problem since the macro runs fine after the document window has
been created. If it comes to this, you might need help from the VBA
folks.)

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Hi Herb,
I never used Word 2003 so I don't know about Word 2003-style toolbars but
I do want to access via the addins tab. It works fine if I start Word,
go to Word Options/Add-Ins/Manage Templates and put a check mark by the
add-in. The add-in is located in C:\Documents and Settings\Al\Application
Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP which is where the article on Office Online
says to put it. The check mark isn't saved so I have to check it every
time I start Word.
I don't have a Developer tab so I don't know about that. What this
add-in does is give me a table like character map to insert Navajo
letters, a standard keyboard would need about 20 more keys to have one
for each letter.

It's not clear to me exactly what you want to accomplish. Do you want to
use this template to create new documents? If so, then put it into your
templates folder (click Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File
Locations, User Templates).

Or... does it contain Word 2003-style toolbars you want to access via
the Add-ins tab?

Or... something else?

When you first open Word, click the Developer tab, then click Document
Template. Does the template show up under Global templates and add-ins?
If not, then it's likely that you didn't put it into the correct
Startup folder. Check Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File
Locations, and verify that the Startup location you used matches where
Word thinks it should be. I'm running Vista, so I can't check to see
where it gets put in Windows XP, but in Vista (here at least), it's in:

C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Alton Davis" <xxx.xxx> wrote in message
I found instructions for doing this in Office Online which says to put
the template in c:\user name\AppData\Microsoft Word\Startup. I've done
this and gone to Word Options/Add-ins/Manage and checked the box but
when I restart Word it doesn't automaticlly load, I still have to load
it each time. I have Windows XP and Word 2007.
Please help.

 

[Alton Davis]

The template is in the correct folder. I didn't have a problem with this
when using Word 2002. I uninstalled Office XP before installing Office 2007
and now I'm thinking I should uninstall 2007 and go back to Office XP except
for keeping Publisher 2007 which works well and also has the advantage of
keeping the classic toolbars.

If you end up needing an AutoExec macro, the following form seems to work:

Sub AutoExec()
AddIns.Add FileName:= _

"C:\Users\Herb\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\HerbOld\ws-asks.dot", _
Install:=True
End Sub

Substitute the name/location of your template for the one in this example.
Note that _ is a continuation mark that lets you spread long commands
across multiple lines. For additional information about macros and how to
use them, see:

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/macrosvba/CreateAMacro.htm

noting that things are located in different places in the current version
of Word. Click on the Developer tab (see earlier message) - Macros -
AutoExec - Create to gain access to the VBA editor. You would copy/paste
only the stuff between the Sub and End Sub lines, since Word automatically
creates those lines for you.


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

PS... if it turns out that you are using the correct Startup folder, then
it's likely that the add-in is one of several types that don't play by
the rules, and hence isn't automatically loaded by Word, regardless of
location. You might need to create an AutoExec macro (which runs when
Word is started) that explicitly loads the template each time Word
starts. (Note: This might be harder than it should be... when I include
code to load a template via AutoExec, it refuses to load. It appears to
be a timing problem since the macro runs fine after the document window
has been created. If it comes to this, you might need help from the VBA
folks.)

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Hi Herb,
I never used Word 2003 so I don't know about Word 2003-style toolbars
but I do want to access via the addins tab. It works fine if I start
Word, go to Word Options/Add-Ins/Manage Templates and put a check mark
by the add-in. The add-in is located in C:\Documents and
Settings\Al\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP which is where the
article on Office Online says to put it. The check mark isn't saved so
I have to check it every time I start Word.
I don't have a Developer tab so I don't know about that. What this
add-in does is give me a table like character map to insert Navajo
letters, a standard keyboard would need about 20 more keys to have one
for each letter.

It's not clear to me exactly what you want to accomplish. Do you want
to use this template to create new documents? If so, then put it into
your templates folder (click Office button, Word Options, Advanced,
File Locations, User Templates).

Or... does it contain Word 2003-style toolbars you want to access via
the Add-ins tab?

Or... something else?

When you first open Word, click the Developer tab, then click Document
Template. Does the template show up under Global templates and add-ins?
If not, then it's likely that you didn't put it into the correct
Startup folder. Check Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File
Locations, and verify that the Startup location you used matches where
Word thinks it should be. I'm running Vista, so I can't check to see
where it gets put in Windows XP, but in Vista (here at least), it's in:

C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Alton Davis" <xxx.xxx> wrote in message
I found instructions for doing this in Office Online which says to put
the template in c:\user name\AppData\Microsoft Word\Startup. I've done
this and gone to Word Options/Add-ins/Manage and checked the box but
when I restart Word it doesn't automaticlly load, I still have to load
it each time. I have Windows XP and Word 2007.
Please help.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

That's your choice, of course. All I can do is suggest a possible
work-around.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

The template is in the correct folder. I didn't have a problem with this
when using Word 2002. I uninstalled Office XP before installing Office
2007 and now I'm thinking I should uninstall 2007 and go back to Office XP
except for keeping Publisher 2007 which works well and also has the
advantage of keeping the classic toolbars.

If you end up needing an AutoExec macro, the following form seems to
work:

Sub AutoExec()
AddIns.Add FileName:= _

"C:\Users\Herb\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\HerbOld\ws-asks.dot",
_
Install:=True
End Sub

Substitute the name/location of your template for the one in this
example. Note that _ is a continuation mark that lets you spread long
commands across multiple lines. For additional information about macros
and how to use them, see:

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/macrosvba/CreateAMacro.htm

noting that things are located in different places in the current version
of Word. Click on the Developer tab (see earlier message) - Macros -
AutoExec - Create to gain access to the VBA editor. You would copy/paste
only the stuff between the Sub and End Sub lines, since Word
automatically creates those lines for you.


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

PS... if it turns out that you are using the correct Startup folder,
then it's likely that the add-in is one of several types that don't play
by the rules, and hence isn't automatically loaded by Word, regardless
of location. You might need to create an AutoExec macro (which runs when
Word is started) that explicitly loads the template each time Word
starts. (Note: This might be harder than it should be... when I include
code to load a template via AutoExec, it refuses to load. It appears to
be a timing problem since the macro runs fine after the document window
has been created. If it comes to this, you might need help from the VBA
folks.)

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Alton Davis" <xxx.xxx> wrote in message
Hi Herb,
I never used Word 2003 so I don't know about Word 2003-style toolbars
but I do want to access via the addins tab. It works fine if I start
Word, go to Word Options/Add-Ins/Manage Templates and put a check mark
by the add-in. The add-in is located in C:\Documents and
Settings\Al\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP which is where the
article on Office Online says to put it. The check mark isn't saved so
I have to check it every time I start Word.
I don't have a Developer tab so I don't know about that. What this
add-in does is give me a table like character map to insert Navajo
letters, a standard keyboard would need about 20 more keys to have one
for each letter.

It's not clear to me exactly what you want to accomplish. Do you want
to use this template to create new documents? If so, then put it into
your templates folder (click Office button, Word Options, Advanced,
File Locations, User Templates).

Or... does it contain Word 2003-style toolbars you want to access via
the Add-ins tab?

Or... something else?

When you first open Word, click the Developer tab, then click Document
Template. Does the template show up under Global templates and
add-ins? If not, then it's likely that you didn't put it into the
correct Startup folder. Check Office button, Word Options, Advanced,
File Locations, and verify that the Startup location you used matches
where Word thinks it should be. I'm running Vista, so I can't check to
see where it gets put in Windows XP, but in Vista (here at least),
it's in:

C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Alton Davis" <xxx.xxx> wrote in message
I found instructions for doing this in Office Online which says to put
the template in c:\user name\AppData\Microsoft Word\Startup. I've
done this and gone to Word Options/Add-ins/Manage and checked the box
but when I restart Word it doesn't automaticlly load, I still have to
load it each time. I have Windows XP and Word 2007.
Please help.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Alton,

The template and add-ins dialog 'check marks' write to the registry. It's possible that the permissions for the Word data/settings
key are an issue or that part of the Word data key in the registry is a problem.
Check in
Office Button=>Word Options=>Add-ins
to see if your add-in is listed as active/inactive or disabled. If it's disabled you could see the behavior you're finding.

The Word 2007 startup folder location can be checked through
Office Button=>Word Options=>Advanced=>General=>File Locations=>Modify
then in
Office Button=>Word Options=>Trust Center=>Trust Center Settings
see if the Startup folder is listed as a 'Trusted Location' and also the settings for Trusted Publisher and Trust Center Add-ins.

What is the add-in product you're using and version? As Herb mentioned some of them may not work with a newer version of Office
without themselves being updated.

==============
<<"Alton Davis" <xxx.xxx> wrote in message The template is in the correct folder. I didn't have a problem with this
when using Word 2002. I uninstalled Office XP before installing Office 2007
and now I'm thinking I should uninstall 2007 and go back to Office XP except
for keeping Publisher 2007 which works well and also has the advantage of
keeping the classic toolbars. >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Alton Davis]

Hi Bob,
The add-in is located in the startup folder and is trusted. The add-in is
atha.htm and doesn't have a version. In order to use it you have to have an
Athabascan true type font installed. Unfortunately there probably won't be
an update to this anytime soon so I'll have to use a version of word that it
will work with.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

The template is an .htm file?

 

[Alton Davis]

Yes it is. Is that a problem for Word 2007?

The template is an .htm file?

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Alton,

I do have the UnangamTunuu.TTF and Inupiaq.TTF fonts but I haven't see a .htm add-in that would contain active content. Do you
have a link to the source of the add-in?

=============
<<"Alton Davis" <xxx.xxx> wrote in message Hi Bob,
The add-in is located in the startup folder and is trusted. The add-in is
atha.htm and doesn't have a version. In order to use it you have to have an
Athabascan true type font installed. Unfortunately there probably won't be
an update to this anytime soon so I'll have to use a version of word that it
will work with. >>

--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Alton Davis]

This is the link http://learningforpeople.us/FontsForTribes.htm

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

The I file I see there isn't atha.htm. It's atha.dot. When I put it into my
startup folder, it works fine, and the Add-Ins tab appears at the right end
of the ribbon... it contains the character toolbars.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Alton,

If you right click on the 'Download the Toolbar' link,
http://learningforpeople.us/SupportFiles/Atha.dot
and choose 'save target' you may indeed get Atha.htm as the suggested download name Change the suggested name of the file from
Atha.htm to Atha.dot before saving, (or rename the atha.htm you already downloaded to Atha.dot before saving) and then, as Herb
mentions, it should work to show the toolbar pictured on the web page you listed when it loads either on startup or through setting
it as a global template using Alt, T, I.

================
<<"Alton Davis" <xxx.xxx> wrote in message This is the link http://learningforpeople.us/FontsForTribes.htm >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Alton Davis]

Thank you so much. That worked like a charm
Al