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Word templates in SharePoint are now opening as new documents instead of the template itself opening
Up until a couple of weeks ago, if I had a .dotx or .dotm file in SharePoint, clicking on it in the browser would open the template so that I can edit it. Suddenly, I get a "Document 1" as if I'd dou...
MattBurr Thanks for the reply! Yes I worked out that if I opened in the browser first I could edit the template. It doesn't seem particularly logical given that PowerPoint doesn't operate the same way. I've given up expecting excellence from the largest software company in the world though!
AndrewB_33335I would immediately agree with you. Above all, handling used to be different. How am I supposed to explain to 200 employees who work with it on a daily basis that they now have to take this detour in order to really be able to edit the document? It's annoying that things are always being made worse here.