Templates vs. Style Sets

[Chipper]

I have used Styles extensively in previous versions of Word and I have
created/modified templates to accomplish my purposes. However, with Word 2007
I noticed I can do much the same thing with Style Sets. Is there an
advantage/disadvantage to doing this? What is the basic differences between
uysing one or the other?

Thanks in advance for your consideration!

 

[Stefan Blom]

Well, the obvious difference is that style sets only store style formatting,
while templates also store section formatting (headers, footers, columns,
page setup), and contents. In addition, a template may include macros,
keyboard assignments, and building blocks which can be used by the document
to which it is attached.

Style sets provide a way to quickly change the appearance of text. Attaching
a different template via the Templates and Add-Ins dialog box does the same
thing, and gives you access to macros, keyboard assignments, and building
blocks (assuming there are such items defined in the template).