If you make changes to the normal template those changes are applied to new
documents created from the template. Existing documents are designed to try
and retain the formatting they contain.
You cannot make changes to a document without opening it, but you could open
all the files in a folder with a batch processing macro. The problem with
this is that unless you know exactly what those documents contain and in
what way you want them changed, such a macro likely to produce unexpected
results.
If the documents have been correctly formatted with styles then it would be
simple enough to alter the style formats. If they have been manually
formatted it will be a hotch potch.
Why do you need to change all these old files? Wouldn't it be simpler to
change them on an ad hoc basis as and when you require them?
The basic batch processing code is as follows. The currently active document
would be oDoc. You could, for example add the command
oDoc.Range.Font = "Times New Roman"
where indicated, and it would (depending on the complexity of the document
layout) format the document with the Times New Roman font. Font enhancements
such as size, bold etc would not be changed, and but I would urge you to try
it on a new folder containing copies of a few sample documents.
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
Sub BatchProcess()
Dim strFileName As String
Dim strPath As String
Dim oDoc As Document
Dim fDialog As FileDialog
Set fDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
With fDialog
.title = "Select folder and click OK"
.AllowMultiSelect = False
.InitialView = msoFileDialogViewList
If .Show <> -1 Then
MsgBox "Cancelled By User", , _
"List Folder Contents"
Exit Sub
End If
strPath = fDialog.SelectedItems.Item(1)
If Right(strPath, 1) <> "\" _
Then strPath = strPath + "\"
End With
If Documents.Count > 0 Then
Documents.Close SaveChanges:=wdPromptToSaveChanges
End If
If Left(strPath, 1) = Chr(34) Then
strPath = Mid(strPath, 2, Len(strPath) - 2)
End If
strFileName = Dir$(strPath & "*.doc")
While Len(strFileName) <> 0
Set oDoc = Documents.Open(strPath & strFileName)
'
'Do what you want with oDoc
'
oDoc.Close SaveChanges:=wdSaveChanges
strFileName = Dir$()
Wend
End Sub
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