WD2000: Starting Word with a Template Other Than Normal (211620)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q211620

SUMMARY

By default, when you start Word, it opens a new document based on the Normal template (Normal.dot). You can, however, specify an alternative template using a command-line switch.

MORE INFORMATION

To specify an alternative template using a command-line switch, follow these steps:

  1. Create a shortcut for Word.
  2. Right-click the shortcut. Click Properties.
  3. Click the Shortcut tab and change the Target line to the following:

    c:\<WordFolder>\winword.exe /t<templatename>


    where <WordFolder> is the path to the Winword.exe program, and <templatename> is the full path to the template. If the path or the template file name uses a long file name, enclose the path and template name in quotation marks. Make sure there is no space between the /t switch and <templatename>.

For more information about controlling what happens when you start Word, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type start Word in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/28/2001
Keywords:kbinfo KB211620
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