The attorney is not using styles - I have to reformat headings, double
indents, with cites, etc. It is difficult because there are several steps
and they are not lined out anywhere - it is assumed that the wizard is
adequate (it is not) and there are not specific step by step directions and I
would assume they are lengthy to get the format correct to specifics. We use
a double line on the left with numbering and a sinlge line right. To do that
over and over is ridiculous - working in a law office you would do this
repetitively day after day. Also, the line numbering spacing gets messed up
when inserting text and cutting and pasting.

I have tried autotext - it works on a new blank document, but not in a
document that is already created.

Also, we are emailing the documents to other attorneys and when we get them
back some have line numbers missing.

From the number of posts on this topic I really think your pleading wizard
needs some serious help and more instructions specific to attorneys and
staff.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If the new template contains the same styles you're pasting in, formatting
should not be lost. OTOH, turning on line numbering and a single-side page
border should not be that difficult. If what you want is the text box +
drawing line combination that's found in the Pleading Wizard, then why not
save that as an AutoText entry and insert it in the header of the existing
document?

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"A Leech" wrote in message
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Because the formatting is lost (italics, bold, spacing, etc.) styles are
not
being used by the attorneys and when you are working on a large number of
documents at one time cutting and pasting, renaming and reformatting them
all
is not really an effective use of time and there is always the risk of
getting interrupted and saving over something wrong. I CANNOT be the only
who is so frustrated with this in Word. I purchased a book specifically
for
law firms to help with this and they do nothing but push their software
and
give you instructions for the wizard, which is useless to me.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Why not paste the document into one based on a template that includes
the
line numbers and borders?

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"A Leech" wrote in message
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Does anybody have a macro to insert into an existing document that
inserts
pleading format - line number and borders?? Or a suggestion to
prevent
losing the formatting of a document when cut and pasted into the
pleading
template? Unfortunately I get documents from somebody who doesn't use
styles. . . and I have to reformat everything when I paste into
template.