Template.OpenAsDocument Method

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
• Template Object Members