Hi Anotherwayne and Welcome to this forum. I'm fairly sure that you want to ensure the "Template" document and the document generated by the "Template" both have the bookmarks already placed in the document. ie. the .dot, or dotx document, must have the bookmarks already placed in it when it is converted to a template doc. To create and then use templates, here's a link that looks like it might help. HTH. Dave
Word Templates - Code - VBA (bettersolutions.com)