setting the default file format to .docm

[Anne Schouten]

How can I change the default file format to .docm in Word 2007?

I made a template with macros. When the user saves the file the first time,
by default, it will be saved as .docx. If the user forgets to change the
file format to .docm the macros cannot be used anymore.

However the user must still be able to save the file as Word 97-2003 (.doc)
and choose the filename and location.



I tried to give the file a name the user can change, but has the right
extension:



With Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
.Name = "test.docm"
.Show
End With



but still the extension is .dotx instead of .dotm



Moreover I do not know how to trigger the macro as there is no
Document_SaveAs event.



Who can help me?



Thanks, Anne

 

[Graham Mayor]

If the macros are in the template (where they should be in most
circumstances) saving the document as docx does not prevent the macros in
the associated template from running (provided the template is available on
the PC where the document is opened); nor are the macros transferred from
the template to the document if you save as docm.

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[Anne Schouten]

Thanks. You are right. I had not thought of that.

Anne