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Works: Same File Always Loads After Choosing Create New File

Article ID: 113844

Article Last Modified on 9/25/2003

Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Works 3.0 Multimedia Edition
Microsoft Works 3.0a
Microsoft Works 3.0b

This article was previously published under Q113844

SUMMARY

If you have a template set as the default template for a particular Works for Windows Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Database, or Communications module, it will automatically load the same file each time you create a new file for that module.

MORE INFORMATION

There are two ways to disable the default template in Works 3.0. Try one of the following workarounds.

Workaround 1

From the File menu, choose Template.
From the Use A Template box, select a template for the appropriate module.
Select the Use This Template For All New <Module Name> Documents box, where <Module Name> is the name of the module.
Choose OK to open the Template.
From the File menu, choose Template.
Clear the Use This Template For All New <Module Name> Documents box that you selected in step 3.

Workaround 2

Close Works if it is running.
Open the MSWORKS3.INI file (in the Windows directory) in a text editor such as Notepad.

In the [Template Section] of the file, delete anything after the equal sign (=) of the entry listed below, for the module you want to disable:

      Word Processor : DefaultWP=
      Spreadsheet    : DefaultSS=
      Database       : DefaultDB=
      Communications : DefaultCM=

Save the file and exit the text editor.

The template no longer automatically attaches to your new files.

Additional query words: kbhowto ss wp db comm temp w_works

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