Jezebel and Susanne:

I think I'm getting it now.

Attaching the template repairs the link -- which is what I was asking
for, but for some reason it seemed like you (Jezebel) were suggesting
something different when you mentioned "Add-ins". "Add-in" sounded like
something similar to "embedding" rather than "linking". Here I am referring
to "embedding" as what you would do if you were to insert an object directly
into the document as opposed to linking to a separate file.

I now believe that both of you were just telling me how to repair the
link. Please confirm.

If so, that only leaves one question. Jezebel said that the add-in
would not supply styles. If that's the case, why do I have the styles
before the link gets broken? Where do they come from? My Normal.dot?


Gary


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Reattaching the template will make the styles and macros available (also
AutoText and some other features). It will not change the page layout of
the
document or add any boilerplate text that might be in the template.

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"Gary Burton" wrote in message
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Thank you! This just might be the soloution I need.

* I need the styles as well. Does that change your recommendation?

* If I attach the template, is that the same thing as "embedding" the
macros and the styles so that they will be available to anyone who opens
the
documents?


"Jezebel" wrote in message
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Tools Templates and Add-ins : Attached template.

If your concern is specifically macros (rather than styles) consider
installing the template as an add-in.Then its macros are always
available.




"Gary Burton" wrote in message
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I have many documents created from a public folder template that
contains styles and keyboard macros. Therefore whenever I open one of
the
documents, it pulls in the macros from the template. If someone on
the
network changes the name of a folder in the path to the template,
however,
the link is broken and I can't use the macros. I need the documents
and
the
template to remain public, so I can't control the fact that the path
to
the
template may get changed. I could put the macros in each document,
but
that
gets to be a big editing hassle -- especially if I have to change the
macros
later.

Is there a way to repair that link when it becomes broken? I can't
seem
to find one.

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Gary Burton