Dot format doesn't support Ribbon customisations so even if you were managing to change the ribbon, that won't ever be saved into a .dot template.

Ribbon customisation via the GUI also won't exist on other peoples machines. The GUI only makes customisations to the local machine.

If you saved the template in dotm format, you could add a button to the Quick Access Toolbar and have that saved into the dotm template. This is the best solution for you without spending vast amounts of time learning how to customise a template ribbon.

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia