> Not "New from existing" per se, but you can add the New Document dialog;
> there are actually four commands: New, New…, New Blank Document, and New
> Document or Template. “New” and “New Blank Document” both run the
> FileNewDefault command, creating a new Blank Document (based on
> Normal.dotm). “New…” opens the New Document dialog you get if you use
> Office Button | New. And “New Document or Template” takes you directly to
> the classic New dialog (accessed via My templates… in the New Document
> dialog) that displays both the installed templates and your custom
> templates in the classic tabbed New dialog.
>
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> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
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> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%238bmzaJXJHA.5084[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23yRvH5IXJHA.256[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Carole wrote:
>>>> is this still a feature and if so where??
>>>> Thanks
>>>> I hope I am on windows and not Mac site - I always put in discussions
>>>> group for windows word 2007 before signing in...
>>>
>>> Click the Office button and choose New. In the dialog that appears, "New
>>> from existing" is the fourth choice in the upper left corner.
>>>
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>>> Regards,
>>> Jay Freedman
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>> Is there a way to add New from Existing to the Quick Access Toolbar? I
>> couldn't find it even in Customize--All Commands, although there were two
>> "New" items without explanation.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>>
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