Templates

[Builder]

I am trying to create a template for a newsletter on P2000. Is it true that
Microsoft forces you to use their template folder? Can't seem to save it
elsewhere.

 

[Ed Bennett]

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I am trying to create a template for a newsletter on P2000. Is it
true that Microsoft forces you to use their template folder? Can't
seem to save it elsewhere.

If you want to save the file as a template that can be used to create future
publications from by using New > From Template, the template must be stored
in the user profile's Templates folder, which is in or under a folder named
Microsoft.

 

[Builder]

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If you want to save the file as a template that can be used to create future
publications from by using New > From Template, the template must be stored
in the user profile's Templates folder, which is in or under a folder named
Microsoft.

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[Brian Kvalheim [MSFT MVP]]

I am trying to create a template for a newsletter on P2000. Is it true that
Microsoft forces you to use their template folder? Can't seem to save it
elsewhere.

Conisistency. Publisher cannot be setup to look at multiple locations
for templates. Same holds true for the remainder of Office.
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Brian
Microsoft Publisher MVP
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[Ed Bennett]

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Conisistency. Publisher cannot be setup to look at multiple locations
for templates. Same holds true for the remainder of Office.

Word can save templates at any location, and when the template file is
double-clicked it will create a new document based on that template.

There is only location where Word looks for templates, but you can have a
template in any folder.

Because Publisher files and Publisher templates have the same extension (and
are the same filetype), Publisher does not behave this way.
Although it would be cool if it did.

 

[Brian Kvalheim [MSFT MVP]]

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Word can save templates at any location, and when the template file is
double-clicked it will create a new document based on that template.

That is because it is a dot, not a doc.

There is only location where Word looks for templates, but you can have a
template in any folder.

Because Publisher files and Publisher templates have the same extension (and
are the same filetype), Publisher does not behave this way.
Although it would be cool if it did.

I suppose if you want to get technical, you could save Publisher
templates to different locations if you would like to, and do so
manually. You would also have to remember to do a File > Save As and
change the file name before saving (so as not to overwrite your
template). But either way, Office can only look to one location. This
might be changed in the future WinFS system.

We could have *.pbt or *.put

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Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
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[Ed Bennett]

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That is because it is a dot, not a doc.

Exactly as I said - there is no separate filetype for Publisher templates,
hence the behaviour described.

We could have *.pbt or *.put

I have always thought PUT files were a good idea.