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I figured out how to create a macro to have an informational message box pop up when you open up my word doc, however this particular doc is a template, and so it only works when you right click and choose open, vs if you were to double click to open up the actual template like normal, of which I have multiple boxes pop up to automatically fill in fields throughout the document. (Probably confusing)...
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Yes it is a little confusing. First of all - "so it only works when you right click and choose open" - DON"T DO THIS. It goes against the whole purpose of a template. Users should not open template files themselves.
Document_New is the vehicle by which a template (a dotm) performs actions before presenting a newly created document. That most definitely includes giving the user fields to fill out. Then, when the user is finished, the new document is presented with (I assume) the data from the filled in fields.
IMO, it is rare that AutoOpen, or AutoNew, or even AutoExec are the way to go. That is very old school.