Save a template that does not overwrite itself

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leftnotracks - 30 Mar 2007 19:42 GMT

I want to save a Template, so I choose Document Template. Wen I open
the template to edit is, then hit choose File > Save (or Command S)
the file gets saved over the template. Not good. Templates should open
as Untitled and force the user to Save under a new name.

How do I fix this?

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leftnotracks - 30 Mar 2007 20:10 GMT

> I want to save a Template, so I choose Document Template. Wen I open
> the template to edit is, then hit choose File > Save (or Command S)
> the file gets saved over the template. Not good. Templates should open
> as Untitled and force the user to Save under a new name.
>
> How do I fix this?

More info:

I am opening the templates from a directory I created, not the "My
Templates" folder. When I Save, the file is overwritten. When I Save
As the default location is My Templates, not the folder where the
template was saved. This happens every time.

So what I want is:
1. Opening, then Saving a DOT file forces he user to name the file.

2. Save As should default to the original document's folder.

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John McGhie - 31 Mar 2007 01:07 GMT

Yeah. This has been reported to Microsoft. Somehow that one was not found
in testing (well -- it was -- we reported it, but they misunderstood what we
were reporting...)

Sorry about that: even Microsoft can make mistakes. Fortunately, it doesn't
make them as often as I do :-)

You are looking for the PC Word functionality. There is a long and obtuse
argument about home PC Word's behaviour contravenes the Mac CUI guidelines,
so we can't do that (on the Mac, when a user double-clicks or Opens a
document, the result must be that you open the original file, not copy it
and change its file format). So there's no way around that.

However, what was supposed to happen was that when you use Project Gallery
to "Open Other", you were supposed to have the option to "Create new
document from this". That's not working.

So currently, the ONLY way to make it work is to have the template in either
your User Templates folder or your Workgroup Templates folder.

However, the Mac does have another mechanism that may satisfy your
requirement. The concept of Stationery. Look it up in the Mac Help and see
if that will do what you need.

Cheers

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>> I want to save a Template, so I choose Document Template. Wen I open
>> the template to edit is, then hit choose File > Save (or Command S)
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>
> 2. Save As should default to the original document's folder.

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John McGhie - 31 Mar 2007 00:58 GMT

You can't. It's a bug!

You need to place the Template in your My Templates folder. You can then
create a new document from it by using Project Gallery.

Cheers

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>I want to save a Template, so I choose Document Template. Wen I open
> the template to edit is, then hit choose File > Save (or Command S)
> the file gets saved over the template. Not good. Templates should open
> as Untitled and force the user to Save under a new name.
>
> How do I fix this?

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Save a template that does not overwrite itself