Attaching a template to existing document & it doesn't show up. W

[E.D.]

I have a large number of documents that had a template attached to them that
was on a server that is offline (dead). The old path does not exist now, so
the formatting disappeared.

I am trying to replace the path to the new template, but it does not show up
now. The path is there but the formatting is not.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[Stefan Blom]

Did you remember to check the "Automatically update document styles" option
in the Templates and Add-Ins dialog box? Also, note that even if the option
is checked, only the styles of the attached template will be updated, not
the contents of the document.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Also, note that even if the option is checked, only the styles of the

attached template will be updated, not the contents of the document.

Clarification: only the styles will be updated, not the contents of the
document.

 

[E.D.]

I did select the auto update box. What do you mean by style? The template I
am trying to use has a header & company logo - they don't show up at all. Is
that considered content that won't update or show up in my current documet?

 

[Stefan Blom]

Yes, headers and footers are contents, and therefore they are not affected
when you "Automatically update styles."

Instead, what you can do is create a document based on the template, and
then use Insert | File (Insert tab | Object | Text from File for Word 2007)
to bring in the text of your existing document.

For more about styles in Word, see this article:

About formatting text by using styles
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051895631033.aspx?pid=CH060830091033