WD97: Save Preview Picture Setting Is Document Specific (182726)

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, create a modified copy of the Normal.dot template with Save Preview Picture turned on by default. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Create a new blank document.
2. Click Save As on the File menu, and in the Save As Type list, click Document Template (*.dot).
3. Type a new file name, such as MyTemplate, and then click Save. This saves a copy of Normal.dot under the new file name, but keeps the .dot file name extension.
4. On the File menu, click Properties.
5. On the Summary tab, click to select the Save Preview Picture check box and then click OK.
6. On the File menu, click Save.
7. On the File menu, click Close.
8. Now, whenever you want to create a new document based on this template, follow these steps:
   1. Click New on the File menu.
   2. On the General tab, click to select the template you just created.
   3. Make sure Document is selected under Create New, and click OK.

Changing the Default Template for Word

Note, Word will continue to use its Normal.dot template by default. If you want to have Word always use your new template instead, modify the properties of the shortcut that opens Word, by following these steps:

1. Locate the shortcut you use to open Word. If this is on your list of Programs on the Start menu, for example, use the right mouse button to click (right-click) the Start button, click Explore on the shortcut menu, and then look in the Programs folder.
2. Right-click the icon for the shortcut to Word (usually called "Microsoft Word"), and then click Properties on the shortcut menu.
3. In the Properties dialog box, click the Shortcut tab.
4. Place the insertion point at the end of the Target box, and after the command line referencing WINWORD.EXE, type a space, then type a forward slash and the letter "t" (without the quotation marks), and the full path to the modified copy of Normal.dot.
   
   If there are spaces in the path, it must be enclosed in quotation marks. For example, the Target box may read:

   "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE" /t"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\MyTemplate.dot"

5. Click OK.

Word will now base its default new document on the new template (MyTemplate.dot in the example). The default new document will inherit the Save Preview Picture property from this template.

Disadvantages of this Workaround

Any documents based on templates where Save Preview Picture is not turned on will not have this property set by default. You will need to open each template, change that setting, and then resave that template.