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updating a template in use
What happens to existing files using a document template if I replace the
template file with a new file of the same name? The new template has updated styles. Standard sections are also provided, with standard footers, headers, etc. These differ slightly from the ones in the original file. I can predict that the standard sections won't suddenly appear in existing documents, but will there be any unexpected effects on styles in the existing documents? Thanks, |
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Substituting a new version of the template will have zero effect on existing
documents unless "Automatically update document styles" is checked in Tools | Templates and Add-ins. For more, see http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/temp...ons/index.html -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jessica" wrote in message ... What happens to existing files using a document template if I replace the template file with a new file of the same name? The new template has updated styles. Standard sections are also provided, with standard footers, headers, etc. These differ slightly from the ones in the original file. I can predict that the standard sections won't suddenly appear in existing documents, but will there be any unexpected effects on styles in the existing documents? Thanks, |
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updating a template in use
Thanks. I don't think any of our users has that checkbox checked.
Now I have to figure out how to remove outdated templates without destroying docs based on them. That's what they told me to do, anyway. I think I'll just mark them DO NOT USE instead (as text in the document). - Jessica |
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