[Matthew]

I am trying to update a lot of documents using new styles and page layouts.
The page layout needs mirrored margins, so that I always have a wider margin
on the outside of the page (the document will be printed on both sides of the
paper). I though I could set up a new template with the page setup I wanted
and then copy the contents of the document from the old version into the new
template. When I do this the text aligns left of my left margin! How do I
apply the text to the new template?

Also I need to change all the styles from the old document. Ideally I will
be able to set up a template with the new styles (with the same names as the
old ones) and Word will update the formatting for me. Is this possible?

TIA

[Stefan Blom]

Set up the template to suit your needs (layout and styles), create a
new document based on this template, and then use Insert | File to
bring in the contents of the old document.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Matthew" wrote in message
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I am trying to update a lot of documents using new styles and page
layouts.
The page layout needs mirrored margins, so that I always have a
wider margin
on the outside of the page (the document will be printed on both
sides of the
paper). I though I could set up a new template with the page setup
I wanted
and then copy the contents of the document from the old version into
the new
template. When I do this the text aligns left of my left margin!
How do I
apply the text to the new template?

Also I need to change all the styles from the old document. Ideally
I will
be able to set up a template with the new styles (with the same
names as the
old ones) and Word will update the formatting for me. Is this
possible?

TIA