Article ID: 211618
Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q211618
SYMPTOMS
When you try to attach a template to the current document, the following error message may appear:
NOTE: To attach a different template or add-in to a Microsoft Word document, click Templates and Add-ins on the Tools menu.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you try to attach a global template or add-in, and you select a file that either
- has a .dot file name extension that is in a format other than Word Document Template format.
-or-
- is in a format other than Word Document Template format, such as a Word document.
MORE INFORMATION
When you create a new document in Word, it is based on the Normal template. Although you can also base a new document on another Word document, you cannot attach a Word document as a template to an existing Word document.
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