Hyperlink to word template

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I have hyperlinks on my intranet to word templates. (I am using FP 2002) When I ctrl+click on the hyperlinks in NORMAL mode, a new document opens based on the template in a new window (as I want it to). However, when I go to PREVIEW mode and click on the hyperlink, it opens the template itself rather than a new document.

I want users to be able to click the hyperlink on the intranet and open a new document based on the template. Can someone please steer me in the right direction?
 
Try it in "Preview in browser."
It "should" do what you want.

In Preview, FrontPage is treating as a word
document to edit so that's how it opens it.

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Teresa F said:
I have hyperlinks on my intranet to word templates. (I am using FP 2002)
Click to expand...
When I ctrl+click on the hyperlinks in NORMAL mode, a new document opens
based on the template in a new window (as I want it to). However, when I go
to PREVIEW mode and click on the hyperlink, it opens the template itself
rather than a new document.
I want users to be able to click the hyperlink on the intranet and open a
Click to expand...
new document based on the template. Can someone please steer me in the
right direction?
 
Steve, I tried again in "preview in browser" and it still opens the template itself. Any other ideas?

----- Steve Easton wrote: -----

Try it in "Preview in browser."
It "should" do what you want.

In Preview, FrontPage is treating as a word
document to edit so that's how it opens it.

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Teresa F said:
I have hyperlinks on my intranet to word templates. (I am using FP 2002)
Click to expand...
When I ctrl+click on the hyperlinks in NORMAL mode, a new document opens
based on the template in a new window (as I want it to). However, when I go
to PREVIEW mode and click on the hyperlink, it opens the template itself
rather than a new document.new document based on the template. Can someone please steer me in the
right direction?
 
But isn't it opening the document in Word,
inside the browser window??

This is normal. "at least I think it is"

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Teresa F said:
Steve, I tried again in "preview in browser" and it still opens the
Click to expand...
template itself. Any other ideas?
 
Unfortunately, Teresa, about the only option you have if you want your users
to use a Template to create a document is to have them sdave the Template to
their Templates directory and then use Word separately to create a document.
Remember, we're talking about a web browser here, not the MS Word
application. A web browser downloads files; that it is its primary function.
Its secondary function is to display those files which it can. If the user
has Word on their system. it will open Word documents, one of which is a
Template (*.dot) file. To create a new file from a Template in Word, you
don't open the Template; you tell Word to create a new document based upoin
that Template. This is a function of Word, not the web browser. Since the
web browser is downloading the file, and it is a .dot file, and Word is
installed on the client machine, it will therefore open the Template in
Word.

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Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
Steve, it is opening the document in word in the browser window which is "normal." I guess I am wanting it to do something abnormal because I don't want the original document to be opened

Kevin, currently each of our users has the template downloaded, but our objective is to have them access the template from a single location (intranet) so that we don't have to have everyone download a new version when changes are made to the original.

----- Kevin Spencer wrote: ----

Unfortunately, Teresa, about the only option you have if you want your user
to use a Template to create a document is to have them sdave the Template t
their Templates directory and then use Word separately to create a document
Remember, we're talking about a web browser here, not the MS Wor
application. A web browser downloads files; that it is its primary function
Its secondary function is to display those files which it can. If the use
has Word on their system. it will open Word documents, one of which is
Template (*.dot) file. To create a new file from a Template in Word, yo
don't open the Template; you tell Word to create a new document based upoi
that Template. This is a function of Word, not the web browser. Since th
web browser is downloading the file, and it is a .dot file, and Word i
installed on the client machine, it will therefore open the Template i
Word

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HTH
Kevin Spence
..Net Develope
Microsoft MV
Big things are made u
of lots of little things
 
Hi

I have a similar problem. I developed the templates in Word using VBA
Code to bring up a form and when the user click on OK on the form, it
performs a mail merge. It all works perfectly through Word. The
Internet side of the project has been developed by another company who
states that the hyperlink (to this template) opens the template and the
form on their site. However, when we use the hyperlink on our Intranet
site, it opens the .dot file and does not bring up the form. How can
I get it to show the form even if it is in the template itself?

Thank you
Renee
 
The Internet does not support VBA running from any MS O app
- create your form in FP


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|
| Hi
|
| I have a similar problem. I developed the templates in Word using VBA
| Code to bring up a form and when the user click on OK on the form, it
| performs a mail merge. It all works perfectly through Word. The
| Internet side of the project has been developed by another company who
| states that the hyperlink (to this template) opens the template and the
| form on their site. However, when we use the hyperlink on our Intranet
| site, it opens the .dot file and does not bring up the form. How can
| I get it to show the form even if it is in the template itself?
|
| Thank you
| Renee
|
| Kevin Spencer wrote:
| > *Unfortunately, Teresa, about the only option you have if you want
| > your users
| > to use a Template to create a document is to have them sdave the
| > Template to
| > their Templates directory and then use Word separately to create a
| > document.
| > Remember, we're talking about a web browser here, not the MS Word
| > application. A web browser downloads files; that it is its primary
| > function.
| > Its secondary function is to display those files which it can. If the
| > user
| > has Word on their system. it will open Word documents, one of which
| > is a
| > Template (*.dot) file. To create a new file from a Template in Word,
| > you
| > don't open the Template; you tell Word to create a new document based
| > upoin
| > that Template. This is a function of Word, not the web browser. Since
| > the
| > web browser is downloading the file, and it is a .dot file, and Word
| > is
| > installed on the client machine, it will therefore open the Template
| > in
| > Word.
| >
| > --
| > HTH,
| > Kevin Spencer
| > ...Net Developer
| > Microsoft MVP
| > Big things are made up
| > of lots of little things.
| >
| > *
|
|
|
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