Microsoft KB Archive/290961

= How to start Word with a template other than the Normal template in Word =

Article ID: 290961

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2007
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q290961





For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 211620.



For a Microsoft Word 97 version of this article, see 97687.



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



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

C:\ \winword.exe /t

In this line,  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 .

Additional query words: switch winword start-up parameters arguments startup another inf

Keywords: kbtemplate kbopenfile kbstartprogram kbhowto KB290961

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