
I have a template I created for Word for Windows. I am trying to get it to work on Word 2016 for Mac.
To clarify, it actually works, but it's not sticky. Steps I have taken: • I have added the template to the /Users/[username]/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Startup/Word folder. • When I first opened the file locations in preferences there was no path for Startup. So I added the path in the first bullet item. • When opening a new blank document, the template is not loaded. • So I go to Tools > Templates and Add-ins and load the template as a Global template, including checking the box. • The Ribbon appears and works great.
In Mac Word 2016, they appear to be stored here: ~ Library Group Containers UBF8T346G9.Office User Content Templates I know I can manually change folder locations in the Word Preferences. Using Custom Templates. When you click on File / New, you’ll see a selection of online templates instead of custom templates that you have created. In Office 2010, click on My Templates to see the custom templates stored in the default location. In Office 2013, after you have created a custom template, you will see a new option for Personal when you click on File / New.
• I save and close the document and Quit Word. • I reopen Word, and whether I select the previously saved document or a new blank document, the Ribbon does not load. • So I go back to Tools > Templates and Add-ins. I see my template in the list but it is not checked. My goal is to get that template to stay checked. In my experimenting I discovered that if I save a document as a template into the startup folder then it is added as a global template and stays checked. That solves the problem on my personal computer but I need to distribute the template to other users.
I also tried saving the template itself as a template and that didn't work either.
After 20 years of the Office suite, the question for Office on Windows isn’t just how much more can you do with it – it’s how can you be more effective and more productive with Office? Office 2016 introduced a new look and new tools to help you find features. It makes collaborating and sharing documents and information much easier. It gives businesses more options for securing information, and gives Excel a real update for the first time in years. When Office 2016 first came out, there weren’t a great many major new features to go with that new direction. But since then, month by month, Microsoft has been adding extra features through monthly updates.
This shows clearly that the best way for many people to get Office is as a subscription service rather than software you pay for once (although that option is still there, even for macOS). There are still a confusing number of versions of Office. Personal includes the Windows or Mac versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook, Publisher and Access for Windows, plus 1TB of space and Skype credits. Office 365 Home is the same software, for a slightly higher monthly subscription, for five PC or Mac users. If you want to pay up front – and miss out on those new features as they come out – Office Home and Student 2016 has the basics: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote for Windows. Office Home and Business 2016 adds Outlook and Office Professional 2016 adds Outlook, Publisher and Access.