accessing Office 2000 templates with Win XP

[arynm]

I created templates in Office 2000 when I had Win 98 and
then saved them to the templates folder in Win XP. Now I
am unable to access the actual templates if I need to
update them (with a new address), or need to save on to
CD or disk to transfer it to another computer.

I did a search for hidden files, and the templates are
supposedly in Documents and Settings>my name>Application
Data>Microsoft>Templates, but I can't access that folder
from Word or My Computer. If I click the file I find
through the search bar, it creates a new document based
on the template, but won't open the template. If I do
New>From Template> and click the create new template
option, then I have to create a new template and won't
let me save over the old template.

How do I access my templates? This feature was much
better in Win 98.

 

[PTT, Inc.]

Try opening Windows Explorer, clicking the "Tools" menu, selecting "Folder
Options", click the "View" TAB, then click the "Show hidden files and
folders" option.

Bill Foley
www.pttinc.com

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

And note that if you can find a template by searching, you can open it by
right-clicking and choosing Open (the default action is New).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word