Word 2010 : Automatically populate Backstage tab from Folder?

Of course the Office 2010 File New Backstage is not very appropriate for a corporate environment. To disable the "Templates from Office. Com" you can use a Windows Group Policy (the option is named "Disable template downloads from the client and from Office.Com").

Of course the Office 2010 File New Backstage is not very appropriate for a corporate environment. To disable the "Templates from Office. Com" you can use a Windows Group Policy (the option is named "Disable template downloads from the client and from Office.Com").

However, you'll find in the File New Backstage still the entry for "Sample Templates". These templates cannot be uninstalled. Find detailed information on this page on the Word MVPS site.

Your question 1: Yes, you can create a new Backstage Tab, or hide the Word File New tab (you'll need both) throug an add-in. Your question 2: If you want to mimic the Pre-Office 2007 FileNew dialogs, you must also recurr to an add-in which does exactly what you need. For example, read the files from a network share and display them in the Backstage view.

However, the File New replacements I've developed in the last years did recurr to a configuration file, because you have the possbility to display additional information for the users, e.g. About the use of the template, or about differences (between "Legal Opinion small" and "Legal Opinion large" etc.). Administration of a config file is also "hands-on" without problems.

I've "switched off" the Office.com templates using Group Policies. The important thing I want to do is automatically populate the contents of a backstage tab, from the contents of a folder, without maintaing a config file... – Dan Kelly Feb 17 '11 at 10:07 I'm afraid that Microsoft didn't provide means to do this. You may train your users to click on the link 'My Templats' in the TabNew Backstage, which opens the old File New dialog.

– domke consulting Feb 20 '11 at 10:09.

At least in Word there is one other option: On the Quick access toolbar you can put another "New from Template" icon (I don't know what it is exactly called anymore, but it is there in the selection of icon from Microsoft) which opens up straight the Pop up window with all your templates without going trough the ridiculous long winded process via the Backstage.

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