Something went wrong while downloading your template

Anonymous
2013-07-19T06:13:14+00:00

Hello,

Word, Excel and Powerpoint 2013 offer the new "Start Page" when launching the program. When clicking on a supplied template to open it, the process fails and gives the error message - "Something went wrong while downloading your template". We had the same issue with online templates in Office 2010. Has anyone had this same issue and is there a fix for it? We use Sophos Endpoint Security for anti-virus. Thanks.

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Stefan Blom 352.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2013-07-19T08:37:25+00:00

If you try downloading the template manually from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/?CTT=97, does that work?

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Anonymous
2013-07-22T03:57:03+00:00

Hi Stefan,

Yes, I can download templates from the address that you posted.

We have resolved the issue now, thanks for your help.

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  1. Stefan Blom 352.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-08-13T18:09:29+00:00

    The problem is with Visio Viewer.

    You should repost your question in the Visio forum:

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/visio?sort=lastreplydate&dir=desc&tab=threads

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-13T17:29:56+00:00

    The problem is with Visio Viewer.  Hope Microsoft corrects the problem.

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  3. Stefan Blom 352.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-07-12T12:13:03+00:00

    what if we dont have visio? i have the office plus 2013. i've tried uninstalling and reinstalling. no fix

    If the problem is limited to getting additional templates via File | New, you could always download from the Office site instead. Go to https://templates.office.com/.

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