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Styles, formation and the normal template Word 2003
How does one create a "document template" that uses defined styles but does
not become corrupted from the normal template of others that need to review the document? I've read everything about creating styles (they are stored in the "normal.dot") and I've gone as far as to create my own "normal.doc" with styles that work for me, (and the docs that I need to create), but as soon as someone else needs to use or review that document, their "normal.doc" (that is usually incredibly corrupted) screws everything up. If I use the function in word to limit the document to specific styles, it is too restrictive. Suggestions please, it shouldn't be this hard! Thanks DMW |
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Styles, formation and the normal template Word 2003
You cannot create Normal.dot; only Word can do that. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...platePart1.htm and http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...alTemplate.htm. -- 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. "DMW" wrote in message ... How does one create a "document template" that uses defined styles but does not become corrupted from the normal template of others that need to review the document? I've read everything about creating styles (they are stored in the "normal.dot") and I've gone as far as to create my own "normal.doc" with styles that work for me, (and the docs that I need to create), but as soon as someone else needs to use or review that document, their "normal.doc" (that is usually incredibly corrupted) screws everything up. If I use the function in word to limit the document to specific styles, it is too restrictive. Suggestions please, it shouldn't be this hard! Thanks DMW |
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Styles, formation and the normal template Word 2003
In addition to Suzanne's suggestions, see:
What happens when I send my document to someone else? http://shaunakelly.com/word/sharing/...matChange.html DMW wrote: How does one create a "document template" that uses defined styles but does not become corrupted from the normal template of others that need to review the document? I've read everything about creating styles (they are stored in the "normal.dot") and I've gone as far as to create my own "normal.doc" with styles that work for me, (and the docs that I need to create), but as soon as someone else needs to use or review that document, their "normal.doc" (that is usually incredibly corrupted) screws everything up. If I use the function in word to limit the document to specific styles, it is too restrictive. Suggestions please, it shouldn't be this hard! Thanks DMW |
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