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Master Documents
I just created a master document and now Word has changed all my styles to
Drop Cap1 Drop Cap2 Drop Cap3 etc. The problem is now when I edit the template that all my documents are attached to it doesn't work. Is there an easy way to change back all the styles to the way they were? Thank you. |
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Sorry, I don't have an answer because I don't use Master Documents. However,
you may need the reason I don't more than you need an answer. "Master Document" is a term of art in Word referring to a "feature" that not only doesn't work but also destroys documents. The consensus (with the limited exception of Steve Hudson) among those offering advice on these newsgroups is that using the Master Document feature is a good way to destroy your document. It can destroy parts of your document that you are not even working on! I think John McGhie said it succinctly when he said that there are two kinds of Master Documents: Those that are corrupt and those that will be corrupt soon. See http://www.addbalance.com/word/masterdocuments.htm for information on the Master Document feature and workarounds. See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...ocsCorrupt.htm for more information on what goes wrong, and http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...MasterDocs.htm for ideas on how to salvage what you can. See http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ma...masterdocs.doc for Steve Hudson's instructions if you are willing to follow them very carefully. On the other hand, if what you are talking about is a Template (http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm) rather than a Master document, it sounds like you have the box in the Tools Templates and Add-Ins dialog box to "update styles" checked in your documents. This is a major cause of formatting goofs and should be unchecked almost all the time. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Fred Goldman" wrote in message ... I just created a master document and now Word has changed all my styles to Drop Cap1 Drop Cap2 Drop Cap3 etc. The problem is now when I edit the template that all my documents are attached to it doesn't work. Is there an easy way to change back all the styles to the way they were? Thank you. |
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Charles,
Thank you very much for the response. I'm afraid I found out everything you wrote the hard way. After hours now of putting all my documents back together again I think it's finally back to the way it was. One thing I can tell you, that will most likely be the last I touch that master doc feature. Once again I really appreciate the advice and I am listening to you whole heartedly. Fred "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Sorry, I don't have an answer because I don't use Master Documents. However, you may need the reason I don't more than you need an answer. "Master Document" is a term of art in Word referring to a "feature" that not only doesn't work but also destroys documents. The consensus (with the limited exception of Steve Hudson) among those offering advice on these newsgroups is that using the Master Document feature is a good way to destroy your document. It can destroy parts of your document that you are not even working on! I think John McGhie said it succinctly when he said that there are two kinds of Master Documents: Those that are corrupt and those that will be corrupt soon. See http://www.addbalance.com/word/masterdocuments.htm for information on the Master Document feature and workarounds. See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...ocsCorrupt.htm for more information on what goes wrong, and http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...MasterDocs.htm for ideas on how to salvage what you can. See http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ma...masterdocs.doc for Steve Hudson's instructions if you are willing to follow them very carefully. On the other hand, if what you are talking about is a Template (http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm) rather than a Master document, it sounds like you have the box in the Tools Templates and Add-Ins dialog box to "update styles" checked in your documents. This is a major cause of formatting goofs and should be unchecked almost all the time. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Fred Goldman" wrote in message ... I just created a master document and now Word has changed all my styles to Drop Cap1 Drop Cap2 Drop Cap3 etc. The problem is now when I edit the template that all my documents are attached to it doesn't work. Is there an easy way to change back all the styles to the way they were? Thank you. |
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