RE: Applying a template to a document in Word 2003?

["Kevin Amery" <kevin -dot- amery -at- sympatico -dot- ca>]

Geoff,

Thanks for the speedy reply--that solved it nicely. 

Until next time....
 
Kevin Amery


-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Hart [mailto:ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca] 
Sent: January 1, 2006 2:47 PM
To: TECHWR-L; Kevin Amery
Subject: Applying a template to a document in Word 2003?

Kevin Amery wondered: <<How do you tell Word to use a different template for
an existing document? Specifically, I have a document that uses Normal.dot.
I want to use a different .dot file, but for the life of me I can't find how
to get Word to do it. Apparently in older versions you could do this by
going to File>Template and changing it there... But MS in their infinite
wisdom have taken that menu item away in 2003.>>

Not using Word 2003, but I don't believe this particular feature has
changed: template management wsa never found under the File menu, other than
when you created a new document; then, you could choose from among the
available templates as the basis for your new manuscript.

Try this instead: Tools-->Templates and add-ins. From that dialog, you can
click the "Attach" button to "attach" (link, really) the template of your
choice. Note that if you've already done most of your formatting using
Normal.dot, you'll have to reapply any styles that differ in formatting,
since styles don't automatically update, particularly if you've manually
overridden the formatting.

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