That's why I wrote "Double clicking this shortcut will open the original Template as a new Document"

Perhaps, in retrospect, I should have wrote "Double clicking this shortcut will open a new document based on the original Template"

Moonshine, I know that I get persnickety about jargon on forums. In part, I suppose it is because I'm a lawyer and the wrong word gives the wrong result in legal matters. In getting help for Word, only by searching using the exact terms are you likely to find good help. One does not open a new document based on the template, one creates a new document. You can't open a document that does not exist.

If the wrong terms are used, what you get is confusion, which is still better than losing a lawsuit.