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Word Template Add-In Not Firing

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GeekGirlau

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Jul 29, 2001
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I have a template add-in in the startup path for MS Word 2003 (SP3).

If I have a user with Outlook set to use Word as the email editor, this affects the template add-in for Word. If Outlook is loaded first, followed by Word, the template code does not fire. However it works correctly if Word is loaded first.

I can see the temporary file appear for the template when Outlook is loaded, and I understand that effectively it loads an instance of Word because Word is email editor. But is there any way to make it launch the code on doing this?

So far my solutions are either:

1. Don't use Word as the email editor;
2. Load Word first, then Outlook.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?
 
This is one of the problems using Word as e-mail editor in Outlook 2003 and earlier. I think you have basically summed up the options, except, perhaps, missing out the option of upgrading to Office 2007.

Enjoy,
Tony

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