I'm not sure if this can be done but we are using Word 2002 and trying to
create a new template (entitled Firm.dot) that would hold new styles. We
would then push the new template down via the login script to all the users'
startup directory. Once Word is open, we would like all these new styles to
then be available to all the users. We don't want to overwrite anyone's
normal to incorporate these styles since most people have many autotext and
autocorrect entries (and have also customized their toolbar).

Within Word I did a save as and named my document firm.dot (choose document
template (*.dot)) and then saved it to my Word Startup directory. I checked
within templates and add-ins and confirmed that it was there and was checked.
However, the new style that I created within the firm.dot is not available
when I open a new document. How do I get this to work properly? Thanks in
advance for your help.

Templates placed in the Startup folder (global templates) can supply
AutoText, macros, menus and toolbars, shortcut keys, and other tools to use
Word, but they do not supply styles or document layout, both of which are
provided by the attached template. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...latesStore.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"DonnaP." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:16AE75BF-41F5-4FAD-AC94-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm not sure if this can be done but we are using Word 2002 and trying to
> create a new template (entitled Firm.dot) that would hold new styles. We
> would then push the new template down via the login script to all the
> users'
> startup directory. Once Word is open, we would like all these new styles
> to
> then be available to all the users. We don't want to overwrite anyone's
> normal to incorporate these styles since most people have many autotext
> and
> autocorrect entries (and have also customized their toolbar).
>
> Within Word I did a save as and named my document firm.dot (choose
> document
> template (*.dot)) and then saved it to my Word Startup directory. I
> checked
> within templates and add-ins and confirmed that it was there and was
> checked.
> However, the new style that I created within the firm.dot is not available
> when I open a new document. How do I get this to work properly? Thanks in
> advance for your help.
>

Thank you very much for your help. The link and explanation you provided was
extremely helpful.

Donna

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Templates placed in the Startup folder (global templates) can supply
> AutoText, macros, menus and toolbars, shortcut keys, and other tools to use
> Word, but they do not supply styles or document layout, both of which are
> provided by the attached template. See
> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...latesStore.htm
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "DonnaP." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:16AE75BF-41F5-4FAD-AC94-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm not sure if this can be done but we are using Word 2002 and trying to
> > create a new template (entitled Firm.dot) that would hold new styles. We
> > would then push the new template down via the login script to all the
> > users'
> > startup directory. Once Word is open, we would like all these new styles
> > to
> > then be available to all the users. We don't want to overwrite anyone's
> > normal to incorporate these styles since most people have many autotext
> > and
> > autocorrect entries (and have also customized their toolbar).
> >
> > Within Word I did a save as and named my document firm.dot (choose
> > document
> > template (*.dot)) and then saved it to my Word Startup directory. I
> > checked
> > within templates and add-ins and confirmed that it was there and was
> > checked.
> > However, the new style that I created within the firm.dot is not available
> > when I open a new document. How do I get this to work properly? Thanks in
> > advance for your help.
> >
>
>
>