Delete Template in Word for Mac

How do I delete a template in Word for Mac 2011?

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Templates in Word for Mac 2011

I'm still relatively new to the Apple Mac world, having been a PC/Windows user for many years previously.
In Word, I have created several personal templates but now I want to amend or even delete some of them.
With Word open, I can load the template, then make the changes. But when I try to save the file as a template, it says "a file with this name already exists" without offering the option to overwrite the earlier version (which you can do in Windows).
I've hunted high and low to try to find where the Mac stores the templates so that, maybe, I can do amendments and deletions there - but I still don't even know where Mac stores these files.
I posted a similar question over a week ago on the normally very responsive and helpful MS Office forums, but not had a response (probably because they're all Windows users).
Any ideas would be gratefully received!
G

I would recommend posting again in the Office for Mac Product Forums if no one is able to answer on this forum.
BTW when posting please include critical information such as what version of OS X you are using. You can update your profile by clicking Your Stuff in the upper right, then selecting Profile and completing the pertinent infomation. Without a complete profile you are making getting help more difficult for those trying to help you. Please include where you are located, that could be useful.

I'm using Word for Mac. Though there are various instructions on the Internet for modifying the templates, none make sense to me. They instruct to do something I can't follow. I change a template but can't save it to the template folder.

What the ****.
OK, I try to change a template using Word for Mac version 14.3.4 2011 edition.
I make a change to the template but am unable to save the darned thing to the template folder; it asks for a file name like it's a new document. I want to change the blasted template but if I can't save it as a modified template, I've accomplished nothing.
Does anyone have a solution?
Thanks

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Hi, I'm new to macs and I'm struggling a little with some of the simpler tasks! I've put Word for Mac Student Edition on my Macbook but can you tell me how I can delete a word document once I've created it? I can't seem to find 'delete.' Also, can somebody help with hiding some of the icons in the dock. I've got loads and I know I won't use many of them.
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Thanks for your quick reply! I don't have a right or left click on my Macbook just the mousepad and one bar that runs across the bottom of the pad, It makes no difference if I press the left or right hand side of it, it just keeps initialising the applications.
I've tried dragging the document to the trash can but that won't work either! Should I be pressing a command key before hand?
Sorry, I must have been more entrenched in windows-working than I thought....

Windows compatibility; Delete key, view, Office for Mac and Hassels

Dear Friends
I liked the style of the Mac powerbook, and after years of happy use of a Samsung notebook, I decided to take the plunge and buy a Mac. I amlo liked the idea of contributing to diversiy and not putting all my bucks in Gates's basket! People assured me there would be no compatibility problems bwteeen Office for PC and Office for Mac. So I moved from PC to Mac, but have had lots of problems. I have a powerbook 12". My main issues are that:
1. Word and Powerpoint for Mac do not always convert properly when I take my files to work where I have to use PC. I find editing in powerpoint for Mac less easy than PPT for windows. Before an important presentation at an international conference recenly, the file I worked on on my Mac came out all funny when I loaded it onto the windows laptop that was already set up. I lost a good five minutes ******* around beore an international audience. Someitmes formatting in Word for Mac jumps and highlights and bold and bullet points go all srtrange or are lost when I take the file to work.
2. The keyboard of the Mac is frustrating. I usually delete rightward; to do this on a Mac I have to hold down Fn and then delete, i.e. two finger operation. I always screw up since I am so used to the delete key on my PC and my brain gets in a twist. Is there a way I can change this?
3. The power book is quite heavy (a simple moan as I travle a lot).
4. Word, PPT and internet pages do not cover the whole screen, just the left half to three quarters, with a strip of unused screen on the right. I have been unable to make word for Mac ect cover the whole screen, so I always have to adjust the view size and then half the text is cut off. I would like to see the whole screen used. This is frustrating as the Mac has a kind of grainy screen.
Any suggestions?
Chris

1. For problems related to Microsoft Office you should post your questions to Microsoft's own Mac discussions:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups
2. If you want to "forward-delete" on a Mac without hitting the function key, then you'll have to purchase a full size Apple USB keyboard.
3. Sorry. Can't help with that one. Maybe you should have bough a ligther 15" Powerbook.
4. Again, sorry, but that's not a bug, it's a learning curve. Longtime Windows users seem to be more often than not used to working with applications and windows that cover the whole screen. Mac users generally don't. Just drag the windows over to the right or click the green maximize button at the top left of each window.

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Works fine, here.
I've found it difficult to actually nail down what causes the odd behaviors in Office. I think it is due to the config files scattered all over, never knowing which one to delete.
However, you may be able to isolate the problem to your own account, or to the system by trying two things:
1) Log into another user account (a new one would be good, or Guest) and try there.
2) Boot into Safe Mode and try there: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
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If it works in 2, then the something is third-party software.

Need full bleed PDF in Word for Mac 2011 ...

Hi,
I created a PC Word 2010 template that bleeds on all 4-sides. The page size of the document is 5.5"X8.5". When trying to "Save As PDF" on the Word for Mac 2011 I get a .125"(1/8") white border on all sides. This
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Regards,
Greg

Hi,
This forum is for general questions and feedback related to Word for Windows. Since your question is more related to Word for Mac, I'd recommend you post you question to the following forum:
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I don't know if this question belongs here but I couldn't seem to find any other forum for it.
So... how do I save to normal.dot in Word for Mac? I can't find the normal.dot template.
Hope someone can hekp - thanks

The only difference is that changing Normal.dot applies it to newly created documents. Come to think of it, I bet Word saves a 'snapshot' of the Normal template at the time the document is first saved, so when you're applying the Normal style, you're just reapplying the original normal associated with that document, not the modified Normal template.
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"Save As" Command in Word for Mac 2011

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Thanks for replying..., but I'm referring to the "Save As" command (unlike the Duplicate in iWorks). When I begin to "save as" a document the current file flashes in the drop down window, but then suddenly reverts to the root directory--Documents. Prior to a recent update, it would--as you suggest, remain in the current file of the document I am "saving as". What makes me suspicious is this 'flash' and switch. (i.e. I use the previous day's journal entry and "save as" for the current day. These are not to go into the 2014 File in my Journal File. But instead, the "save as" command flashes from the 2014 File the goes all the way back to the Main Documents File.) Do I need to save the daily journal entry as a template to work around this?

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