Word VBA Macros – Templates (Make New)

Current Template

This Word VBA macro will display the current template:

Sub DisplayCurrentTemplate()
'displays full path of template active document
    MsgBox ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate.FullName, , "Template location"
End Sub

Make New Template

This Word VBA macro will make a new template:

Sub MakeNewTemplate()
'creates a new doc and saves as a template
    Dim strName As String
    Dim strPath As String
    Dim oDoc As Document
    
  strPath = Options.DefaultFilePath(wdUserTemplatesPath) & Application.PathSeparator 'find where templates are stored at user's computer
     strName = "Sample automateexcel.com template.dotm"
    Set oDoc = Documents.Add 'create a new doc and asign it to oDoc variable
    'write some text in the new doc  reffering to it using oDoc variable
    oDoc.Range.InsertBefore "Sample template"
    oDoc.Range.InsertParagraphAfter
    oDoc.Range.InsertAfter "Visit https://www.automateexcel.com/vba-code-library"
    
    oDoc.SaveAs FileName:=strPath & strName, FileFormat:=wdFormatXMLTemplateMacroEnabled, AddToRecentFiles:=False
    oDoc.Close wdDoNotSaveChanges 'close doc
End Sub