[Solved] Newbie question on creating templates

[PhilipN]

Hello all,
I seemed to have solved my problem. When I start open office the using the GUI startup menu if I select "open a document" the File/Templates/Save the command Save is greyed out and inactive. If I use create text document then the Save command is available.
Thanks

Philip

[acknak]

Do you have any of your own templates saved? Or, is this the first one you've tried to save?

Check the templates path, set under Tools > Options > OO.org > Paths > Templates: does the value there look "reasonable"?

You can try a profile reset ([Tutorial] The OOo user profile); I can't think of anything more specific to check.

[PhilipN]

Thanks for the quick reply.
This is my first attempt at creating and saving a template. The path looks OK to me. It is C:\Documents and Settings\philipn\Application Data\OpenOffice.org\3\template.
I changed the settings in Explorer to show hidden files wich means I can manipulate the files at least now and get them into the correct directory. When I first saved the file I changed the second letter of the extension to t as described in the tutorial. Now it is in the expected directory but when I open the file using the open template file button on the startup screen, the file opens but the File/Templates/Save command is still greyed out. Does this mean that my file is not a template?

[acknak]

Changing the spelling of the file name does not make the document into a template.

You have to use File > Templates > Save, or use File > Save As and select a template document type.

[Hagar Delest]

See also: [Solved] Problem with pattern (in German=Vorlage)

Basically, use the File>Templates>Organize dialog, don't put it directly in the profile.

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