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Subject:Applying a template to a document in Word 2003? From:Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>, Kevin Amery <kevin -dot- amery -at- sympatico -dot- ca> Date:Sun, 01 Jan 2006 14:46:41 -0500
Kevin Amery wondered: <<How do you tell Word to use a different
template for an existing document? Specifically, I have a document that
uses Normal.dot. I want to use a different .dot file, but for the life
of me I can't find how to get Word to do it. Apparently in older
versions you could do this by going to File>Template and changing it
there... But MS in their infinite wisdom have taken that menu item away
in 2003.>>
Not using Word 2003, but I don't believe this particular feature has
changed: template management wsa never found under the File menu, other
than when you created a new document; then, you could choose from among
the available templates as the basis for your new manuscript.
Try this instead: Tools-->Templates and add-ins. From that dialog, you
can click the "Attach" button to "attach" (link, really) the template
of your choice. Note that if you've already done most of your
formatting using Normal.dot, you'll have to reapply any styles that
differ in formatting, since styles don't automatically update,
particularly if you've manually overridden the formatting.
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