Charles


I've created rixtemplate.dotm and stored it my startup folder


i.e. "C:\Users\rjosl\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\ Start Menu\Programs\Startup\rixtemplate.dotm"


This file seems to have all my macros and even SOME of my key customizations.
Oddly, though, it seems to be a "word for windows 10" file, which was put on this laptop before word365 and is STILL on here. Is it possible that having both Word for Windows 10 (from MS Office for which I still have the original CD) and Word 365 which was added later--is causing some sort of conflict that could be related to my problem. I've always though the older version was a better fit for me. should I perhaps get rid of 365 entirely and just go with the older version.


Frankly, I don't really know how I got into Word365; it clearly became active when I first launched this new laptop. The very name seems to imply that's it's a yearly subscription, and I'm just waiting for an email that tells me it's time to renew.


And lastly, when I've visited forums in the past (even THIS one, I think), it was easy to get back to a thread or a post that one started. I seem to be having trouble with this now. So I'm never sure that I'm posting in the right place. Perhaps there's something I am missing.

That is the Windows startup folder. Executable files in that location get loaded when Windows starts.

Your template should be in the Word startup folder located at "C:\Users\rjosl\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STA RTUP"

Kudos for catching my mistaking a WINDOWS startup folder for a WORD startup folder. I'm glad I included the file location that enabled you to pick up on my error. I'll try switching he file to the proper folder.


Is it likely that including the "rixtemplate.dotm" file in the Windows startup folder resulted in a blank Word10 file being created every time I re-start Word?


Thanks for your help.
RJ

No. Files in that folder are only executed when Windows first starts. By default Word creates a blank document when started based on Normal.dotm, unless "Show the Start screen when this application starts" is set (File | Options | General | Start up options)

As I said several times...
I moved your post from the general Word forum to the Word vba forum because that seemed a better fit for the questions. That may be why you had trouble finding it, even though you should have received a link.


For more on the Startup Folder, please see:

• Startup Folder
• Global Templates

Microsoft has a weird way of designating versions.
See What version of Word do I have? by Shauna Kelly.

Word 97 was Word 8.

Word 2000 was Word 9.

Word 2002 was Word 10.

Word 2003 was Word 11.
Word 2007 was Word 12.
Word 2010 was Word 14 (superstitious bunch at Microsoft).
Word 2013 was Word 15 (I believe).

Word 2016 and every subsequent release is Word 16 as far as coding and folders goes.

Your Word for Windows on Windows 10 would work fine on Windows 11 unless, I think, it was Word 95 which was released as part of Office 95. Word 97 runs on Windows 11 if I need it.