RE: Word ~ Apply Styles To Existing DOCs

["McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>]

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> From: techwr-l-bounces+kevin -dot- mclauchlan=safenet-inc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-
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> inc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Chris Morton
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 1:06 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Word ~ Apply Styles To Existing DOCs
> 
> In Word, what's the best way to apply a new set of styles to a large
> set of
> existing DOC files?
> 
> Should I consider first creating the styles based on an existing DOC,
> then
> saving that file as a template? If so, then how do I apply the new
> template
> to an existing DOC? The Help instructs me to do this:
> 
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> 
> [image: Hide]Attach a different template to the active
> document<http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/hfws.aspx?AssetId=HP051
> 892729990&lcid=1033&CTT=1&origin=EC001022722&queryid=ad0cb423%2D86ca%2D
> 4e6a%2Dba36%2D73403730b7e1&respos=6>
> 
>    1. On the *Tools* menu, click *Templates and Add-Ins*.
>    2. Click *Attach*, and then select the template (template: A file or
>    files that contain the structure and tools for shaping such elements
> as the
>    style and page layout of finished files. For example, Word templates
> can
>    shape a single document, and FrontPage templates can shape an entire
> Web
> 
> site.)<http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/hfws.aspx?AssetId=HP05189
> 2729990&lcid=1033&CTT=1&origin=EC001022722&queryid=ad0cb423%2D86ca%2D4e
> 6a%2Dba36%2D73403730b7e1&respos=6>you
> want.
>    3. Click *Open*.
> 
> * Note *  To use styles from the newly attached template, select the
> *Automatically
> update document styles* check box.
> 
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> 
> Is this the best approach?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> > Chris
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