Copy contents of templates?

[Eric G]

Windows XPP P2
Office 2003 SP2



Hello,

Sometimes, and for unknown reasons, some of my templates start to show unwanted behaviors, stop working, or can not be restored. It has even happened that my normal.dot has been overwritten by Word and replaced with a new standard issue content. I often back up my templates (but not always) and I sometimes therefore start with a new blank normal.dot. I then want to transfer the content of some older of my templates to the new, blank version.

I it is possible to copy the complete content (styles, macros and toolbar buttons), or parts thereof, from one template to another, or blank (virgin) template, and how is this accomplished?

Using the Tools > Templates and add-ins > Organizer > Styles, it is possible to copy the styles across, but the styles in the destination template, bear little resemblance to the ones in the source template. The style names are correct, but the formatting is not. Why is that?

When trying to the copy macros, via the Macro Project Item tab, no macros are copied. In the source template the only macro that is listed is the "New Macros" macro, but this appears to be without content. Of course, the problem can be solved by a cut-and-paste of all the macros, but is there some other more convenient way of doing this?

Also, how do I copy toolbar buttons assigned to macros across from one template to another? Is it possible to copy custom tool bars across?

Looking forward hearing your views.

Best regards,

Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Eric

Start with the following:
What happens when I attach a new template to my document? or How do I copy
content and settings from a template to a document?"
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/attachtemplate/index.html

Post back with any further specific inquiries.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


Windows XPP P2
Office 2003 SP2



Hello,

Sometimes, and for unknown reasons, some of my templates start to show
unwanted behaviors, stop working, or can not be restored. It has even
happened that my normal.dot has been overwritten by Word and replaced with a
new standard issue content. I often back up my templates (but not always)
and I sometimes therefore start with a new blank normal.dot. I then want to
transfer the content of some older of my templates to the new, blank
version.

I it is possible to copy the complete content (styles, macros and toolbar
buttons), or parts thereof, from one template to another, or blank (virgin)
template, and how is this accomplished?

Using the Tools > Templates and add-ins > Organizer > Styles, it is possible
to copy the styles across, but the styles in the destination template, bear
little resemblance to the ones in the source template. The style names are
correct, but the formatting is not. Why is that?

When trying to the copy macros, via the Macro Project Item tab, no macros
are copied. In the source template the only macro that is listed is the "New
Macros" macro, but this appears to be without content. Of course, the
problem can be solved by a cut-and-paste of all the macros, but is there
some other more convenient way of doing this?

Also, how do I copy toolbar buttons assigned to macros across from one
template to another? Is it possible to copy custom tool bars across?

Looking forward hearing your views.

Best regards,

Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden

 

[Eric G]

Shauna,

Thanks for the link to your excellent work (that I often have referred to),
and as you explain, there's no easy way of transferring information from one
template to another, but, as usual, it's all in a days work. It seems that
it's easier (or at least less time consuming) to revert back to a backup of
the template, and cut-and-paste what is required.

Thanks again.

Best regards,



Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden