You're welcome. BTW A belated Happy New Year.
Terry
message : Couldn't ask for a clearer answer. Thank you.
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: Charles Kenyon
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: Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:
: <URL:
http://addbalance.com/word/index.htm>
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: Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
: Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
: <URL:
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/index.htm>
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: See also the MVP FAQ: <URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > Charles
: >
: > Because since Office 2000, Word (and Office) uses UNC addressing: if you
: > used mapped drive letters to network storage it will work but
: comparatively
: > slowly. I recently did a test on our network at work (where the
engineers
: > keep forgetting to set the paths correctly). This is with a powerful
: Windows
: > 2003 Server, a gigabit network using CAT6 cabling and 360 RJ45 outlets,
: > where in Word XP, the FileNewDefault command is on the custom Toolbar
: > (loaded through Start-up.dot).
: >
: > When the file locations (Documents, User Templates and Start-up) are set
: > using mapped drive letters, clicking on the FileNewDefault button took
11
: > seconds to open the New dialog. When the paths were all changed to UNC
: > paths, clicking on the FileNewDefault button opens New dialog in less
than
: a
: > second (too short to actually measure with any accuracy).
: >
: > Terry
: >
: >
: >
: > message : > Why?
: >
: > --
: >
: > Charles Kenyon
: >
: > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:
: > <URL:
http://addbalance.com/word/index.htm>
: >
: > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
: > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
: > <URL:
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/index.htm>
: >
: > See also the MVP FAQ: <URL:
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.
: >
: > "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: > : > > Do not use Mapped drive letter: always use UNC paths.
: > >
: > > --
: > > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > >
http://www.mvps.org/word/
: > >
: > > : > > I would try mapping a drive letter to the templates area
: > > on your server. And then go to Tools, Options, File
: > > Locations, and the advise where the templates are located
: > > on the mapped drive. Good luck
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