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. Anonymous
    2015-09-10T06:26:14+00:00

    Hello,

    The workaround do work well but is has to be done on neary 10k users.

    Is there any feedback from Microsoft to fix the issue?

    Best Regards,

    Sumesh

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  2. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-09-10T01:19:35+00:00

    Once it's in the templates folder, you CAN access it directly from the application whenever you want to use it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-09-09T12:02:28+00:00

    Hello,

    We know its a workaround solution but its very inconvenient.

    Why we can't download it directly on the application?

    Will there be any fix soon?

    Regards,

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