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Local Template vs Global Template

What is a Local Template?

 

All I am looking for at this point, please, is a simple and accurate defintion of what it is and nothing more.

 

Thanks and advance for any replies.

 

 

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Here is my take on the question:

 

A Global template is an Add-in, which is a template that is saved in the Word Startup folder so that its features are available to all documents. 

 

Given that definition, references to the Normal.dotm template being a global template are probably not that accurate, though in the absence of any other template being attached to a document, it is the normal.dotm template that will be attached.

 

A local template would be a template upon which a particular document is based by the use of File>New and then selecting the template as the basis for the document that is being prepared.

 

I believe that the word "Local" should not be taken to convey any geographical attribute of the template.  A template that is located in a work group templates folder on a network is just as much a local template as one that is located in the user templates folder on the c: drive.

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
dougrobbinsmvp@gmail.com
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