Forcing Word to open template normal.dot at start up

[olivermarshall22]

Hi

 

We have the user template path location set via GPO so that an exam account uses a custom normal.dot with default font sizes and the like specified within it.

 

However when the exam account opens Word they are prompted to open a Blank Document from a choice of just one. This means an extra click for the person using the exam account.

 

Is there a way to point Word at a custom normal.dot via a template location change AND have it open that normal.dot when Word starts up?

 

Olly

[Michael]

You can if you open the .dot file directly, instead of opening Word first (if that makes sense).

[olivermarshall22]

Hmm. Just tried that, but that opens the template file, rather than creates a blank doc based on the template. The former means that it tries to overwrite the template and errors (read only access) and then prompts the user to save it as a new template.

 

We want the latter whereby the user creates a new doc based on that and is nicely prompted to save a new doc file.

 

Olly