Microsoft KB Archive/97687

= Starting Word for Windows with Template Other Than Normal =

Article ID: 97687

Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q97687





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



MORE INFORMATION
To specify an alternative template using a command-line switch, follow these steps:  Create a shortcut for Word. Right-click the shortcut. Click Properties. Click the Shortcut tab and change the Target line to:

c:\\winword.exe /t

where  is the path to the Winword.exe program, and 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 .

For more information about controlling what happens when you start Word 97, click the Office Assistant, type &quot;start Word,&quot; click Search, and then click to view &quot;Control what happens when you start Word.&quot;

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar.

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