Hi Mike
I was wondering if Word allows updating graphics logo in a header if the
header has been updated in the DOT file.
I have replaced the logo in the DOT file and I thought it would auto update
the header of any doc created with that template once opened.
Am I missing something?
Yes: the moment you create a new document, it inherits many things from
the template. But from then own, this "child" document is on its own.
[That's a simplification, because a) it has access to VBA code running
in the template, and b) there are mechanisms to play styles back and
forth between the document and its template.]
You can, in theory, create the graphic as a field to an external file
(INCLUDEPICTURE field), and you can insert (parts of) another file
(INCLUDETEXT field). However, more often than not, you might run into
problems that the external content gets unaccessible (if the document is
moved/mailed to another system).
Usually, this should not be a problem in the first place, because you
don't want old documents to suddenly reflect a new logo (on the
contrary). If that's a problem, then maybe you are re-purposing a
document as a template? Can you describe why you want your existing
documents to reflect new logos, instead of creating new documents based
on an updated template?
I've setup templates themselves to contain such fields, but added
Automacros to explicitly break the links when a new document is created
(so that it's stable).
Greetinx
Robert
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