WORKAROUND
Use one of the following methods to work around this problem.
Method 1: Click Save
Before you close your new document, click Save on the File menu.
Method 2: Create an AutoClose macro
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Create and save a macro in the template containing the FILLIN fields and
name the macro AutoClose. Enter the following lines of Visual Basic for
Applications code into the AutoClose macro:
Sub AutoClose()
On Error Resume Next
ActiveDocument.Save
End Sub
When you close an unsaved new document that is based on the custom template
containing the AutoClose macro, Word will display the Save As dialog box to
allow you to save your file.
For more information about creating a macro, click the Office Assistant,
type "How do I create a macro?," click Search, and then click to view
"Create a macro."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
120802
Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component