default path to template stupid?

[js]

OSX 10.3.9 Office 2004 11.1.1 Swedish (I might translate wrong
foldernames...)

By default, the path to templates are two,
1. Locale, pointing to /Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Templates
2. Workgroup, <not specified>

In a lab environment, all users with their home dir on a server, and no
access to the local computers Application folder, cant save their own
templates. (Without good knowledge).

I would like to set the default, for all new accounts, to
1. ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/
2. /Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Templates

Ive tried to copy a "good"
~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/com.microsoft.Office.prefs.plist
to all accounts, but the path wont change to new user.

Any hints or workarounds?

 

[JE McGimpsey]

OSX 10.3.9 Office 2004 11.1.1 Swedish (I might translate wrong
foldernames...)

By default, the path to templates are two,
1. Locale, pointing to /Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Templates
2. Workgroup, <not specified>

In a lab environment, all users with their home dir on a server, and no
access to the local computers Application folder, cant save their own
templates. (Without good knowledge).

I would like to set the default, for all new accounts, to
1. ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/
2. /Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Templates

Ive tried to copy a "good"
~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/com.microsoft.Office.prefs.plist
to all accounts, but the path wont change to new user.

Any hints or workarounds?

I use my startup add-in, or global template, to set my Templates
folders. I don't know whether it will work in your environment, but it
may. Extracting the relevant code:

Public Sub AutoExec()
Dim sUserTemplatesPath As String

sUserTemplatesPath = MacScript( _
"(path to documents folder as string)") & _
"Microsoft User Data:My User Templates"
If Len(Dir(sUserTemplatesPath, vbDirectory)) = 0 Then _
MkDir sUserTemplatesPath
Options.DefaultFilePath(Path:=wdUserTemplatesPath) = _
sUserTemplatesPath
End Sub

This creates the My User Templates folder in the MUD folder if
necessary, then sets the User Templates path to that folder.

With the add-in stored in the machine's

Applications/Microsoft Office 2004:Office:Startup:Word:

folder, this will create the folder and set the preference for existing
and new accounts.

For more about add-ins, see

http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/GlobalTemplate.htm