How to save a new word document based on a custom template in a specific folder?

[JenniferMurphy]

As far as I know, the are only two ways to create a new document based on a custom template. I can click on File > New in a Word document that is already open. Or I can double click the template itself in the template folder. But either way, when I go to save the document the default folder is OneDrive.

Suppose I want to create several new Word documents, all based on the same custom template, and save them all in a specific folder. Suppose, for example, that I want to send my resume to a number of different possible employers and I want to create cover letters to go with them. Is there any way that I can do something in that folder to create a new Word document based on a specific custom template and have the default save location be that folder?

Thanks

PS: Is this a good place to ask questions about Word? This forum is the gold standard for questions about Excel, and I see it has a section for Access, but not one for Word. If this is not the best place, is there a better place?

PPS: I am running Office 365 on Windows 11

 

[JenniferMurphy]

OK, thanks. I'll think about it.

 

[JenniferMurphy]

When I click on File > New in a Word document, Word let me choose a template. Is there any way to get it to do the same thing when I right-click in a folder and select New > Word document? On my system, it currently creates a Word document based on the Normal.dotx template.

 

[Macropod]

Not that I'm aware of.

 

[JenniferMurphy]

Not that I'm aware of.

That's what I thought. That would solve this whole problem and it seems like an obviously basic feature to me, but I guess not for the geniuses at M$FT.

Thanks

 

[Macropod]

I just realied I'd been omitting part of the code!

If InStr(ActiveDocument.Name, ".do") > 0 Then ActiveDocument.Save

should be:

If InStr(ActiveDocument.Name, ".do") > 0 Then ActiveDocument.Save: Exit Sub