Microsoft KB Archive/211500

= WD2000: Batch Conversion Wizard Cannot Convert Templates =

Article ID: 211500

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211500





SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft Word Batch Conversion Wizard does not convert templates or any file with a .dot extension.



CAUSE
By design, you cannot change the file format of a Word template.



WORKAROUND
To convert a Word template to another file format, you need to create a new document from the template and then convert the document to the file type that you want. To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the File menu, click New.
 * 2) Click the tab and template that you want, click Document under Create New, and then click OK.
 * 3) On the File menu, click Save As.
 * 4) You can choose to save the document in the format that you want, or you can save it as a Word document to be converted later using the Batch Conversion Wizard.

Additional query words: convert

Keywords: kbprb KB211500

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