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JR said:In Word 2003 I had a toolbar with macro buttons, each displaying text.
I tried posting this over on microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs but
didn't get any nibbles so I figured I'd try over here...
I'm working on a user manual. I created Manual.doc based on Template1
(File>>New>>Template1.dot). Then I decided that I'd like to have an
alternate format so I opened Template1.dot, made some changes (mostly just a
different color for heading and emphasis text) and saved it as
Template2.dot. So then I opened Manual.doc and changed the template
(Tools>>Templates and Addins>>Template2.dot>>Attach... Automatically update
document styles=checked). Saved a new version of the document (Manual2.doc).
Open Manual2.doc and it's back to being attached to Template1.dot instead of
Template2.dot. Nothing I do seems to be able to get my choice of templates
to stick. Now it's not a major problem... I can change it manually in a few
seconds or even write an AutoOpen macro to handle it but I can't for the
life of me figure out why on earth the template selection doesn't stick. Any
thoughts??
Thanks
Mike
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Yep, it's definitely a template. Not only does it save into my User
Templates folder but the Save As Type is set to Document Template (*.dot).
In addition, when I apply the template to my document, the heading colors
change (that was the main reason I wanted to have a new version of my
template).
Of course, now that I posted over here, Shauna responded to my message over
in the other forum so I've got you both working on it. I tried her
suggestions as well but to no avail. I really didn't mean to get the same
thing going in two different groups... sorry about that.
Thanks for your help.
Mike
Hi John...
Both templates are in C:\Documents and Settings\MikeS\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates
Mike
I've been hanging out on these groups for ages... Maggie's on at least two
of my mailing lists and I seem to recall that it was the mysteriously
vanished Heretic who christened the procedure the Maggie.
Now for the critical question... which template should I use for the new
document? Usually in these groups there's only one template operative on a
user's system so it's not really an issue but here, it's probably a big
factor. I guess I can just try it with all three of the templates that might
have some hand in this fracas... normal.dot, Template1.dot or Template2.dot.
I'll see if I can't manage to give it a try this coming weekend. Since it's
not a major problem in my life at the moment (the only things that are
different about the two templates are font colors so even when I change the
template, there's no reflow).
Thanks much...
Mike
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