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Template in Startup Folder
I ahve modifed all the standard styles in the normal.dot file. I have then
saved this as a new template and put it in my startup folder. Why does word use the styles in the normal.dot file instead of the ones specified in the template when I load word? I have done this so that everyone in the company can load the styles from the same startup folder (I do not want to modify everyones normal.dot file) -- Nicola |
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Templates in the StartUp folder are add-ins. Add-ins are not a method for
distributing styles: they are used for distributing macro code and autotext. The available styles for any document are those defined in the document plus those in the template on which the document is based, which is normal.dot by default. If you want everyone to use the same styles, then either bite the bullet and modify your users' normal.dot, or persuade your users to base their documents on a standard set of company templates which you put into a common workgroup folder. Unless you work for Eurystheus, neither of these tasks is likely to bring you much joy. "Nicola" wrote in message ... I ahve modifed all the standard styles in the normal.dot file. I have then saved this as a new template and put it in my startup folder. Why does word use the styles in the normal.dot file instead of the ones specified in the template when I load word? I have done this so that everyone in the company can load the styles from the same startup folder (I do not want to modify everyones normal.dot file) -- Nicola |
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Styles are not automatically transferred from other global templates. Think
about it. I have 15 templates in my Startup folder. They all have a Body Text style. Which one should be applied to a new document? However, there are ways. See http://addbalance.com/word/stylesheet.htm. See http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step instructions on moving / sharing / copying / backing-up customizations including AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, toolbars, macros, etc. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Nicola" wrote in message ... I ahve modifed all the standard styles in the normal.dot file. I have then saved this as a new template and put it in my startup folder. Why does word use the styles in the normal.dot file instead of the ones specified in the template when I load word? I have done this so that everyone in the company can load the styles from the same startup folder (I do not want to modify everyones normal.dot file) -- Nicola |
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Thanks for your help
-- Nicola "Jezebel" wrote: Templates in the StartUp folder are add-ins. Add-ins are not a method for distributing styles: they are used for distributing macro code and autotext. The available styles for any document are those defined in the document plus those in the template on which the document is based, which is normal.dot by default. If you want everyone to use the same styles, then either bite the bullet and modify your users' normal.dot, or persuade your users to base their documents on a standard set of company templates which you put into a common workgroup folder. Unless you work for Eurystheus, neither of these tasks is likely to bring you much joy. "Nicola" wrote in message ... I ahve modifed all the standard styles in the normal.dot file. I have then saved this as a new template and put it in my startup folder. Why does word use the styles in the normal.dot file instead of the ones specified in the template when I load word? I have done this so that everyone in the company can load the styles from the same startup folder (I do not want to modify everyones normal.dot file) -- Nicola |
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