Template trouble

[Vick]

I have a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Version 10.4.8. I am running
Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac Version 11.3 (061213). I visited the
website http://word.mvps.org/mac/Using-Windows-Templates.html and
followed exactly the directions listed in How to Use General Microsoft
Office Downloads with Office:Mac. Everything works fine until I try
to open the template....when I try to open it as instructed, I get the
following error message:

Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use or might
not be a valid Word Document. (01018642.dot)

Can anyone please help me. I can send you the file.

Thanks,
Vickie

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

You need to tell us which template you tried. We can't search the Microsoft
site for the numeric ID, they won't let us: you need to give us the name.

It is possible that the file is still locked because Stuffit still has it
open. Quit Stuffit and see if it is OK now.

You may have picked up an Office 2007 template, or a template containing an
embedded object from an application that does not exist on the Mac. In
which case you can't go any further: Word 2004 can't open those.

Give me the name of the template you were asking for and I'll check it out
for you.

Cheers

I have a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Version 10.4.8. I am running
Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac Version 11.3 (061213). I visited the
website http://word.mvps.org/mac/Using-Windows-Templates.html and
followed exactly the directions listed in How to Use General Microsoft
Office Downloads with Office:Mac. Everything works fine until I try
to open the template....when I try to open it as instructed, I get the
following error message:

Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use or might
not be a valid Word Document. (01018642.dot)

Can anyone please help me. I can send you the file.

Thanks,
Vickie

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Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[Vick]

The name of the template is Cookbook.

Thanks,
Vickie

 

[Vick]

I quit Stuffit and it still did not work.

Thanks,
Vickie

 

[little_creature]

Ready for you here:
http: //home.tiscali.cz/zviratko
Just download the 01018642.dot file and save to template folder

 

[Vick]

I tried the link below but Safari can't find the server. Is the
address correct?

Thanks

Ready for you here:
http: //home.tiscali.cz/zviratko
Just download the 01018642.dot file and save to template folder

I quit Stuffit and it still did not work.

Thanks,
Vickie

The name of the template is Cookbook.
Thanks,
Vickie
On Feb 13, 1:44 am, "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]"
You need to tell us which template you tried. We can't search the Microsoft
site for the numeric ID, they won't let us: you need to give us the name.
It is possible that the file is still locked because Stuffit still has it
open. Quit Stuffit and see if it is OK now.
You may have picked up an Office 2007 template, or a template containing an
embedded object from an application that does not exist on the Mac. In
which case you can't go any further: Word 2004 can't open those.
Give me the name of the template you were asking for and I'll check it out
for you.
Cheers
On 13/2/07 2:49 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "Vick"
I have a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Version 10.4.8. I am running
Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac Version 11.3 (061213). I visited the
websitehttp://word.mvps.org/mac/Using-Windows-Templates.htmland
followed exactly the directions listed in How to Use General Microsoft
Office Downloads with Office:Mac. Everything works fine until I try
to open the template....when I try to open it as instructed, I get the
following error message:
Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use or might
not be a valid Word Document. (01018642.dot)
Can anyone please help me. I can send you the file.
Thanks,
Vickie
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Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.
John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

There is an extra space in the URL--delete that after copying/pasting,
or type it directly in with no spaces and it comes up fine for me in Safari.

Little_Creature, how sweet of you to do that.

Daiya

I tried the link below but Safari can't find the server. Is the
address correct?

Thanks

Ready for you here:
http: //home.tiscali.cz/zviratko
Just download the 01018642.dot file and save to template folder

I quit Stuffit and it still did not work.

Thanks,
Vickie


The name of the template is Cookbook.

Thanks,
Vickie

On Feb 13, 1:44 am, "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]"


You need to tell us which template you tried. We can't search the Microsoft
site for the numeric ID, they won't let us: you need to give us the name.

It is possible that the file is still locked because Stuffit still has it
open. Quit Stuffit and see if it is OK now.

You may have picked up an Office 2007 template, or a template containing an
embedded object from an application that does not exist on the Mac. In
which case you can't go any further: Word 2004 can't open those.

Give me the name of the template you were asking for and I'll check it out
for you.

Cheers

On 13/2/07 2:49 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "Vick"


I have a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Version 10.4.8. I am running
Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac Version 11.3 (061213). I visited the
websitehttp://word.mvps.org/mac/Using-Windows-Templates.htmland
followed exactly the directions listed in How to Use General Microsoft
Office Downloads with Office:Mac. Everything works fine until I try
to open the template....when I try to open it as instructed, I get the
following error message:

Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use or might
not be a valid Word Document. (01018642.dot)

Can anyone please help me. I can send you the file.

Thanks,
Vickie

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[Vick]

Thanks so much for pointing out the space. My eyesite is not as good
as it once was. I was able to access the link and found the file.
Now "How do I download it?" This is what I done:

I downloaded it to my desktop and when I did it created the file
name:
01018642.dot.txt Is this OK? What extension should the file have
when I copy it to My Templates folder? I have read all the info in
the user group concerning templates. I am able to open the template
in Word but I am not sure that it is working correctly. It opens up
with all the pages of the template displayed. How do I get it to
display one page at a time and be able to edit the page?

I know you all must think I am so stupid about this and I do apologize
for my short comings. Thanks so much for your help. This group is
great.

Thanks,
Vickie

There is an extra space in the URL--delete that after copying/pasting,
or type it directly in with no spaces and it comes up fine for me in Safari.

Little_Creature, how sweet of you to do that.

Daiya

I tried the link below but Safari can't find the server. Is the
address correct?

Thanks

On Feb 13, 8:04 am, little_creature

Ready for you here:
http: //home.tiscali.cz/zviratko
Just download the 01018642.dot file and save to template folder
On 13.2.2007 13:36, in article
(e-mail address removed), "Vick"
I quit Stuffit and it still did not work.
Thanks,
Vickie
The name of the template is Cookbook.
Thanks,
Vickie
On Feb 13, 1:44 am, "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]"
You need to tell us which template you tried. We can't search the Microsoft
site for the numeric ID, they won't let us: you need to give us the name.
It is possible that the file is still locked because Stuffit still has it
open. Quit Stuffit and see if it is OK now.
You may have picked up an Office 2007 template, or a template containing an
embedded object from an application that does not exist on the Mac. In
which case you can't go any further: Word 2004 can't open those.
Give me the name of the template you were asking for and I'll check it out
for you.
Cheers
On 13/2/07 2:49 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "Vick"
I have a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Version 10.4.8. I am running
Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac Version 11.3 (061213). I visited the
websitehttp://word.mvps.org/mac/Using-Windows-Templates.htmland
followed exactly the directions listed in How to Use General Microsoft
Office Downloads with Office:Mac. Everything works fine until I try
to open the template....when I try to open it as instructed, I get the
following error message:
Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use or might
not be a valid Word Document. (01018642.dot)
Can anyone please help me. I can send you the file.
Thanks,
Vickie
--
Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.
John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Hi Vickie,

It should have the .dot extension when you copy it to My Templates.

I did a control-click and selected Download Linked File. Then I found
the downloaded file in the Finder and I deleted the .txt from the
filename. Then it opened for me as a Word document. I closed it again,
as that opened the template itself rather than creating a new document
based on the template.

After copying the .dot to My Templates, use File | Project Gallery to
create a new document based on it. If it shows up many pages at once,
just use View | Zoom to change the Zoom to "whole page" or 100%. You
should be able to edit it fine once it is big enough to see.

No stupid questions--this is a ridiculously complicated procedure that
shouldn't be necessary at all.

Daiya

Thanks so much for pointing out the space. My eyesite is not as good
as it once was. I was able to access the link and found the file.
Now "How do I download it?" This is what I done:

I downloaded it to my desktop and when I did it created the file
name:
01018642.dot.txt Is this OK? What extension should the file have
when I copy it to My Templates folder? I have read all the info in
the user group concerning templates. I am able to open the template
in Word but I am not sure that it is working correctly. It opens up
with all the pages of the template displayed. How do I get it to
display one page at a time and be able to edit the page?

I know you all must think I am so stupid about this and I do apologize
for my short comings. Thanks so much for your help. This group is
great.

Thanks,
Vickie

There is an extra space in the URL--delete that after copying/pasting,
or type it directly in with no spaces and it comes up fine for me in Safari.

Little_Creature, how sweet of you to do that.

Daiya

I tried the link below but Safari can't find the server. Is the
address correct?

Thanks

On Feb 13, 8:04 am, little_creature

Ready for you here:
http: //home.tiscali.cz/zviratko
Just download the 01018642.dot file and save to template folder

On 13.2.2007 13:36, in article
(e-mail address removed), "Vick"


I quit Stuffit and it still did not work.

Thanks,
Vickie


The name of the template is Cookbook.

Thanks,
Vickie

On Feb 13, 1:44 am, "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]"


You need to tell us which template you tried. We can't search the Microsoft
site for the numeric ID, they won't let us: you need to give us the name.

It is possible that the file is still locked because Stuffit still has it
open. Quit Stuffit and see if it is OK now.

You may have picked up an Office 2007 template, or a template containing an
embedded object from an application that does not exist on the Mac. In
which case you can't go any further: Word 2004 can't open those.

Give me the name of the template you were asking for and I'll check it out
for you.

Cheers

On 13/2/07 2:49 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "Vick"


I have a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Version 10.4.8. I am running
Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac Version 11.3 (061213). I visited the
websitehttp://word.mvps.org/mac/Using-Windows-Templates.htmland
followed exactly the directions listed in How to Use General Microsoft
Office Downloads with Office:Mac. Everything works fine until I try
to open the template....when I try to open it as instructed, I get the
following error message:

Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use or might
not be a valid Word Document. (01018642.dot)

Can anyone please help me. I can send you the file.

Thanks,
Vickie

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[Vick]

Thanks Daiya. I was able to do all that you suggested and I am on my
way to creating a family cookbook. All your help has enabled me to
streamline a difficult task.

Thanks again, this group is GREAT!

A Happy Camper,

Vickie

Hi Vickie,

It should have the .dot extension when you copy it to My Templates.

I did a control-click and selected Download Linked File. Then I found
the downloaded file in the Finder and I deleted the .txt from the
filename. Then it opened for me as a Word document. I closed it again,
as that opened the template itself rather than creating a new document
based on the template.

After copying the .dot to My Templates, use File | Project Gallery to
create a new document based on it. If it shows up many pages at once,
just use View | Zoom to change the Zoom to "whole page" or 100%. You
should be able to edit it fine once it is big enough to see.

No stupid questions--this is a ridiculously complicated procedure that
shouldn't be necessary at all.

Daiya

Thanks so much for pointing out the space. My eyesite is not as good
as it once was. I was able to access the link and found the file.
Now "How do I download it?" This is what I done:

I downloaded it to my desktop and when I did it created the file
name:
01018642.dot.txt Is this OK? What extension should the file have
when I copy it to My Templates folder? I have read all the info in
the user group concerning templates. I am able to open the template
in Word but I am not sure that it is working correctly. It opens up
with all the pages of the template displayed. How do I get it to
display one page at a time and be able to edit the page?

I know you all must think I am so stupid about this and I do apologize
for my short comings. Thanks so much for your help. This group is
great.

Thanks,
Vickie

On Feb 13, 2:13 pm, Daiya Mitchell <[email protected]>
wrote:

There is an extra space in the URL--delete that after copying/pasting,
or type it directly in with no spaces and it comes up fine for me in Safari.
Little_Creature, how sweet of you to do that.
Daiya
Vick wrote:
I tried the link below but Safari can't find the server. Is the
address correct?
Thanks
On Feb 13, 8:04 am, little_creature
Ready for you here:
http: //home.tiscali.cz/zviratko
Just download the 01018642.dot file and save to template folder
On 13.2.2007 13:36, in article
(e-mail address removed), "Vick"
I quit Stuffit and it still did not work.
Thanks,
Vickie
The name of the template is Cookbook.
Thanks,
Vickie
On Feb 13, 1:44 am, "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]"
You need to tell us which template you tried. We can't search the Microsoft
site for the numeric ID, they won't let us: you need to give us the name.
It is possible that the file is still locked because Stuffit still has it
open. Quit Stuffit and see if it is OK now.
You may have picked up an Office 2007 template, or a template containing an
embedded object from an application that does not exist on the Mac. In
which case you can't go any further: Word 2004 can't open those.
Give me the name of the template you were asking for and I'll check it out
for you.
Cheers
On 13/2/07 2:49 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "Vick"
I have a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Version 10.4.8. I am running
Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac Version 11.3 (061213). I visited the
websitehttp://word.mvps.org/mac/Using-Windows-Templates.htmland
followed exactly the directions listed in How to Use General Microsoft
Office Downloads with Office:Mac. Everything works fine until I try
to open the template....when I try to open it as instructed, I get the
following error message:
Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use or might
not be a valid Word Document. (01018642.dot)
Can anyone please help me. I can send you the file.
Thanks,
Vickie
--
Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.
John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

No problem--I was figuring it wasn't your ideal time for newsgroup
posting.

Just by the way--when I clicked on the link in Safari (Tiger), it did
give me a screen full of gibberish, which I've seen Safari do before. I
had to get around it with right-click, download file, which had the .txt
name, and then delete the .txt. Probably some browser oddities.

Daiya

 

[Bill Rice]

Vickie,

If you are creating a family cookbook, you might want to check out
www.familycookbookproject.com. It is a Website specifically designed
to help people collect, organize and print family cookbooks. I used it
for my family cookbook.

Best wishes,

Bill Rice