Template.OpenAsDocument method (Word)

Opens the specified template as a document and returns a Document object.

Syntax

expression. OpenAsDocument

expression Required. A variable that represents a 'Template' object.

Return value

Document

Remarks

Opening a template as a document allows the user to edit the contents of the template. This may be necessary if a property or method (the Styles property, for example) isn't available from the Template object.

Example

This example opens the template attached to the active document, displays a message box if the template contains anything more than a single paragraph mark, and then closes the template.

Dim docNew As Document 
 
Set docNew = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate.OpenAsDocument 
 
If docNew.Content.Text <> Chr(13) Then 
 MsgBox "Template is not empty" 
Else 
 MsgBox "Template is empty" 
End If 
docNew.Close SaveChanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges

This example saves a copy of the Normal template as "Backup.dot."

Dim docNew As Document 
 
Set docNew = NormalTemplate.OpenAsDocument 
 
With docNew 
 .SaveAs FileName:="Backup.dot" 
 .Close SaveChanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges 
End With

This example changes the formatting of the Heading 1 style in the template attached to the active document. The UpdateStyles method updates the styles in the active document.

Dim docNew As Document 
 
Set docNew = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate.OpenAsDocument 
 
With docNew.Styles(wdStyleHeading1).Font 
 .Name = "Arial" 
 .Size = 16 
 .Bold = False 
End With 
docNew.Close SaveChanges:=wdSaveChanges 
ActiveDocument.UpdateStyles

See also

Template Object

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