Microsoft KB Archive/97134

= File Save As Type List Box Unavailable for Template Files =

Article ID: 97134

Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2.0a
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q97134



SYMPTOMS
If you create a new Word template or open an existing template file and then try to save it by choosing the Save As command on the File menu, the Save File As Type list box (the File Format list box in Word version 1.x) is unavailable (dimmed).



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because you cannot change the file format of a Word template. Once you save a file as a template, you cannot save it as a document.



Workaround 1

 * 1) On the File menu, click New.
 * 2) Under New, select the Document option button.
 * 3) From the Use Template list box, select the name of the template corresponding with the format in which you want to save your document.
 * 4) Click OK.
 * 5) On the File menu, click Save.

The Save File As Type list box is now available, so you can select a different file format.

Workaround 2

 * 1) Open your template file and highlight the entire text to select it.
 * 2) Press CTRL+C (Windows) or Command+C (Macintosh) to copy the contents of the template to the Clipboard.
 * 3) From the File menu, choose New.
 * 4) Press CTRL+V (Windows) or Command+V (Macintosh) to paste the contents into a new document. You can save the new document in a different file format.

Additional query words: 6.0 1.10a 2.0 2.0a-cd 7.0 word95 winword winword2 disabled unavailable greyed dimmed word7 word6 gray word97 6.01 6.01a grayed grey dim

Keywords: kbtemplate KB97134

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