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Why won't opening a new document give me user templates?

I'm demo'ing 365 and have been using 2010. In 2010, when I create a new document, there's an option at the top to choose user templates. They should be automatic, though that's another topic, but at least I quickly get to them.

when I choose New in Word 2013, I don't see anything to let me get to my templates. Instead, it's a whole bunch of useless templates MS has chosen to vomit at me. I scroll down and it keeps on adding those.

I checked File Locations and it imported from 2010 the correct path for User Templates, so why is 2013 not showing me my user templates?


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Modify the Quick Access Toolbar by adding the New Document or Template command (from the All Commands group) to it.  You should then see the classic New document dialog.

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
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The screen you show is not what I see when I open Word 2013. I get a blank document (with the Ribbon) because I have cleared the check box for "Show the Start screen when this application starts" at File | Options | General.
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