Article ID: 97687
Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
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:\<WordFolder>\winword.exe /t<templatename>
For more information about controlling what happens when you start Word 97, click the Office Assistant, type "start Word," click Search, and then click to view "Control what happens when you start Word."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar.
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