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If you want to save it to a different folder, you can use the Move to feature to move the new file to a different folder. Could you confirm and provide the information I mentioned above?

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Showing results for. Show only Search instead for. Did you mean:. Sign In. Announcing new file template management for document library content types. Chris McNulty. Published Sep 01 AM Document template editing With this new capability, you can also maintain the default Word Excel, PowerPoint etc. You can also easily change the content type of the template at any time, as shown below.

Mapping templates to content types We will start the roll out of this capability to our Targeted Release customers in early September For example, you can create a Word template with customized headers and footers, or other custom features, and make it the default template for that library. Then, when you or your users create a new file, it opens in the appropriate program with your customized features. Note: You must have Full control permissions for the library to set up a template.

Select Settings , and then select Add an App. Add a name, optional description, versioning, and if applicable, whether you want the library to receive email. Select the default application file format and version from the Document Template dropdown. To customize the default template, follow these steps. There are two ways you can change the default template:.

If your document or form library has a default file template for a program compatible with SharePoint, then you can edit the default template. For other programs, you cannot directly edit the default template, but you can copy a new template file to the Forms folder of the library to specify a custom template. One of the following happens:. If your site is a part of a Microsoft subscription, at this point, you may be prompted to enter your Microsoft subscription username and password.

Document library The template opens in an app that is compatible with SharePoint and that is associated with the file type of the current template. For example, Word opens if the default template is a Word template, or Excel opens if the default template is an Excel worksheet. Note: If people on your site already filled-out forms that were based on the original template, consider how any changes to the template may affect those forms.

For example, adding a field that users are required to fill out may cause errors to appear in the original forms that were filled out before the field was added. Make the changes that you want, and then save the template. For SharePoint in Microsoft , save the template with a new filename. Close the program if you no longer need it open, or switch to your site.

Note: For SharePoint in Microsoft , the custom template must have a different filename than the default. Use the client's Save As feature to save the file to the Forms folder with a new filename. For example, for Word, don't use the default filename template. Depending on your form design program, you may need to republish the template to the library on your site from your program.

Create and save your custom template in a program that is compatible with SharePoint. Make note of its location, and then switch to SharePoint. Note: If the default document template is named anything other than template. Navigate to the site containing the library for which you want to specify a custom template. For this step, you must use Internet Explorer. Important: If File Explorer does not open or you see an error message, you may have to add your site as a Trusted site in your browser settings.

Select the Back button until you return to the library, and then select the Forms folder to open it. Right-click in a blank area in the folder window, and on the shortcut menu, select Paste.

Find your document library under Contents , hover over the name, select the ellipses If you don't see these commands, you may be in classic SharePoint. In that case, go to your document library, and on the ribbon, select the Library tab, and then select Library Settings. The location is the web address of the template on the site, relative to the name of the site. For example, if your template is called Watermark.

For example, if your template is called Orders. Note: If the settings in the Document Template box are not available, an administrator may have set up multiple content types. To see whether multiple content types are enabled, verify that Yes is selected under Allow management of content types? If it is, you must edit the template for the content type. Depending on the file you have in a library, you might encounter one of the following situations:. Files compatible with SharePoint technologies For a user to create a file by using the New command in a document library, the file template must be created from a program that is compatible with SharePoint, such as Microsoft Office Word.

When you create a new file in a form library, the default program can be an XML-based form design program that is compatible with SharePoint, such as Microsoft InfoPath. Other program files For most other programs, you can still store and manage the file in the library. But instead of directly creating the file from the document library, you can create the file in your program and then upload it to the library later.

Blocked program files For security reasons, some program file types, such as. For more info, see Types of files that cannot be added to a list or library.