Is there anyway to select multiple documents in Windows Explorer or within
Microsoft Word and do a "global" formating. For example, I want to mark
multiple documents with "draft" in the background and want to avoid having to
open up each individual document to do so. Another example. Entering page
numbers on multiple documents without having to open up each individual
document; or the same for fonts, margins, etc...???

No, there is no way, thank goodness.
You can use macros to make changes to all documents in a folder.
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BatchFR.htm should get you started.
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See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"scotde" wrote in message
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Is there anyway to select multiple documents in Windows Explorer or within
Microsoft Word and do a "global" formating. For example, I want to mark
multiple documents with "draft" in the background and want to avoid having
to
open up each individual document to do so. Another example. Entering
page
numbers on multiple documents without having to open up each individual
document; or the same for fonts, margins, etc...???

In the future you should create a template with all the above-mentioned
things. Then just create a document based on the template and start typing
away!

"scotde" wrote:

Is there anyway to select multiple documents in Windows Explorer or within
Microsoft Word and do a "global" formating. For example, I want to mark
multiple documents with "draft" in the background and want to avoid having to
open up each individual document to do so. Another example. Entering page
numbers on multiple documents without having to open up each individual
document; or the same for fonts, margins, etc...???