[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can insert logos as links (or as AutoText fields), which can be updated
if you change the original file (or AutoText entry). As for the rest, the
usual procedure is to create a new document based on the revised template
and then paste the content of the old document into it, one section at a
time (without the section breaks).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"NicoVM007" wrote in message
...
so is there another solution for this issue ?


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, note that reattaching a template (or attaching a new one) won't
change
any of the document content or layout (margins, headers, footers, etc.).
The
only thing it can change is the styles (and UI stuff like macros,
toolbars,
keyboard shortcuts, and the like).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"NicoVM007" wrote in message
...
we're getting there ! thanks to all for your input !

Basicly my main concern is: how to change the outlook of multiple
documents
in the easiest way ? The content will differ from doc to doc, but the
headers
and footers will be the same - but, over time, may change, like a new
logo
etc.
And in order not to change all docs individually and in the doc itself,
I
look for a way to use a general template (or whatever solution) that
can
be
adapted.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You're describing the action of the "Automatically update" check box
in
the
Style dialog, which causes changes in the formatting of one paragraph
in
a
given style to be applied to the style itself, which is then
propagated
to
all paragraphs in that style.

What is under discussion here, however, is the "Automatically update
document styles" check box in the Templates and Add-ins dialog, which
in
fact does force Word to reapply the (possibly changed) formatting of
the
styles in the attached template (whether the original one or one newly
attached) to the corresponding paragraphs in the document. This is
different
from pressing Ctrl+Q, which will reapply the style as defined in the
document itself. After the styles in the document have been updated by
using
the check box, however, it is a good idea to clear the box and depend
on
the
style definitions in the document itself.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
...
It doesn't look backward to a changed template; rather, if you
manually change formatting in (say) a paragraph in Normal style, it
makes the same change in all paragraphs bearing that same style. And
since styles are often based on other styles, the change can ripple
throughout your document.

On Sep 24, 4:13 am, NicoVM007
wrote:
Great update, thanks !

One more question: what is the effect of checking the "automatically
update
document styles" checkbox?
Does it update my document when the initially used template for that
document is changed ?
I have been playing with it, but see no real changes, so I have my
questions
about me doing it correct, and the use of the checkbox :-)



"Jay Freedman" wrote:
You'll need a macro that opens each document and updates it. You
can
have
the macro modify the style definitions (and anything else)
directly,
or
you
can modify the template's styles and have the macro do the VBA
equivalent of
checking and unchecking the "Automatically Update Document Styles"
box
in
the Templates & Add-Ins dialog.

The success of this approach will depend on the documents having
been
properly formatted with identically named styles throughout.

A macro that opens every document in a given folder for the
purpose
of
running a Find & Replace is shown at
http://www.gmayor.com/batch_replace.htm. That code could be changed
to
do
style changes instead. If you need help with that, please ask in
the
Word
VBA newsgroup,
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm....mspx?dg=micro....

NicoVM007 wrote:
Hi Jay,
Thanks, that gives a very good insight on the mecanics behind
it.
Conclusion however is that I need to look for another way (not
via
changing the template) to change the look and feel
(headers/footers
etc) of multiple docs at one time.
Any ideas how that can be done ?
thanks!

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Hi Nico,

Documents based on a template do not automatically change when
the
template is modified. You need to perform an extra step to
update
each document.

This is explained at
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/atta.../index.htmland
there
is additional background information at
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/temp...ons/index.html.

--
Regards,
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NicoVM007 wrote:
I would like to learn how to easily update the template of
existing
documents. Does a document change when the template on which
it
has
been created changes as well? If not, how can set up such a
policy?
I want to update a series of docs in one time by changing the
nested
template, and not change the docs one by one...
Thanks!-