Excel template in Public Folder opens actual file

Please note that I accidentally posted this message in Outlook.VBA please
excuse the cross-post.

I am using Office 2003 with Windows XP.

I uploaded an Excel template file (*.xlt) into public folders in Outlook,
however, when I double click the icon, the actual template file is opened.

I need a COPY of the file opened BASED on the template - i.e. standard
functionality, not the template itself. Can this be done? What am I doing
wrong?

Please help, thanks in advance.

XP,
You did save the file as a Template, not just change the extension to "xlt"
?

NickHK

"XP" <XP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:61F55C7B-A01D-4384-999F-F03CF8E07F87@microsoft.com...
> Please note that I accidentally posted this message in Outlook.VBA please
> excuse the cross-post.
>
> I am using Office 2003 with Windows XP.
>
> I uploaded an Excel template file (*.xlt) into public folders in Outlook,
> however, when I double click the icon, the actual template file is opened.
>
> I need a COPY of the file opened BASED on the template - i.e. standard
> functionality, not the template itself. Can this be done? What am I doing
> wrong?
>
> Please help, thanks in advance.
>

Hi Nick, yes, the file is a genuine XLT. Any other ideas?

"NickHK" wrote:

> XP,
> You did save the file as a Template, not just change the extension to "xlt"
> ?
>
> NickHK
>
> "XP" <XP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:61F55C7B-A01D-4384-999F-F03CF8E07F87@microsoft.com...
> > Please note that I accidentally posted this message in Outlook.VBA please
> > excuse the cross-post.
> >
> > I am using Office 2003 with Windows XP.
> >
> > I uploaded an Excel template file (*.xlt) into public folders in Outlook,
> > however, when I double click the icon, the actual template file is opened.
> >
> > I need a COPY of the file opened BASED on the template - i.e. standard
> > functionality, not the template itself. Can this be done? What am I doing
> > wrong?
> >
> > Please help, thanks in advance.
> >
>
>
>

XP,
see http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...548151033.aspx
<Quote>
Accessing templates
Templates that you store in your Templates folder, xlstart folder, and
alternate startup file location appear on the General tab of the New dialog
box. Templates stored in other locations don't appear in the dialog box.
Excel opens templates in other locations for edit, instead of creating new
workbooks based on them.
</Quote>

I guess this shared folder is NOT one of Excel's listed above.

NickHK

"XP" <XP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:92DC3D95-AADE-4482-9288-9E3697160C66@microsoft.com...
> Hi Nick, yes, the file is a genuine XLT. Any other ideas?
>
> "NickHK" wrote:
>
> > XP,
> > You did save the file as a Template, not just change the extension to
"xlt"
> > ?
> >
> > NickHK
> >
> > "XP" <XP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:61F55C7B-A01D-4384-999F-F03CF8E07F87@microsoft.com...
> > > Please note that I accidentally posted this message in Outlook.VBA
please
> > > excuse the cross-post.
> > >
> > > I am using Office 2003 with Windows XP.
> > >
> > > I uploaded an Excel template file (*.xlt) into public folders in
Outlook,
> > > however, when I double click the icon, the actual template file is
opened.
> > >
> > > I need a COPY of the file opened BASED on the template - i.e. standard
> > > functionality, not the template itself. Can this be done? What am I
doing
> > > wrong?
> > >
> > > Please help, thanks in advance.
> > >
> >
> >
> >

XP,
After actually paying attention to what I wrote previously, this is not
true.
I can put an .xlt file anywhere and Excel opens a copy (ie normal .xlt
behaviour), not the template for editing, as the link states.
I'm using Office2000, so maybe in Office2003 they corrected the product to
fit this article ??

Nick

"NickHK" <TungCheWah@Invalid.com> wrote in message
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> XP,
> see http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...548151033.aspx
> <Quote>
> Accessing templates
> Templates that you store in your Templates folder, xlstart folder, and
> alternate startup file location appear on the General tab of the New
dialog
> box. Templates stored in other locations don't appear in the dialog box.
> Excel opens templates in other locations for edit, instead of creating new
> workbooks based on them.
> </Quote>
>
> I guess this shared folder is NOT one of Excel's listed above.
>
> NickHK
>
> "XP" <XP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:92DC3D95-AADE-4482-9288-9E3697160C66@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Nick, yes, the file is a genuine XLT. Any other ideas?
> >
> > "NickHK" wrote:
> >
> > > XP,
> > > You did save the file as a Template, not just change the extension to
> "xlt"
> > > ?
> > >
> > > NickHK
> > >
> > > "XP" <XP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:61F55C7B-A01D-4384-999F-F03CF8E07F87@microsoft.com...
> > > > Please note that I accidentally posted this message in Outlook.VBA
> please
> > > > excuse the cross-post.
> > > >
> > > > I am using Office 2003 with Windows XP.
> > > >
> > > > I uploaded an Excel template file (*.xlt) into public folders in
> Outlook,
> > > > however, when I double click the icon, the actual template file is
> opened.
> > > >
> > > > I need a COPY of the file opened BASED on the template - i.e.
standard
> > > > functionality, not the template itself. Can this be done? What am I
> doing
> > > > wrong?
> > > >
> > > > Please help, thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>