Thread: How to force Word to open an unnamed doc when double-clicking a custom template (.dotx)
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Old 02-13-2019, 01:15 PM
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Do not make the change to .dot from .dotx or .dotm from Windows. You must use SaveAs withing Word.

The designed way for templates to work in Word is to create a new document based on and attached to the template.Templates in Microsoft Word


What is the relationship between a Microsoft Word document and its template?
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