[Ginger Pillay]

Hi

I am working in word 2007, how do I attach an existing template to a word
document?

rgds
ginger
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Ginger Pillay
LexisNexis South Africa

[Gordon]

"Ginger Pillay" wrote in message
...
Hi

I am working in word 2007, how do I attach an existing template to a word
document?


What exactly do you mean? You can't "attach" a document to a document...

[Graham Mayor]

It was a template - and yes you can, though it may not give the expected
results. From the developer tab on the ribbon Document Template Attach.
The developer tab is not shown by default. Add it from Word Options.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Gordon wrote:
"Ginger Pillay" wrote in message
...
Hi

I am working in word 2007, how do I attach an existing template to a
word document?


What exactly do you mean? You can't "attach" a document to a
document...

[Gordon]

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It was a template - and yes you can, though it may not give the expected
results. From the developer tab on the ribbon Document Template
Attach. The developer tab is not shown by default. Add it from Word
Options.


So what exactly, does "attaching" one document to another do?

[Ginger Pillay]

Thank you very much, this worked.
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Ginger Pillay
LexisNexis South Africa


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It was a template - and yes you can, though it may not give the expected
results. From the developer tab on the ribbon Document Template Attach.
The developer tab is not shown by default. Add it from Word Options.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Gordon wrote:
"Ginger Pillay" wrote in message
...
Hi

I am working in word 2007, how do I attach an existing template to a
word document?


What exactly do you mean? You can't "attach" a document to a
document...

[Graham Mayor]

Gordon wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It was a template - and yes you can, though it may not give the
expected results. From the developer tab on the ribbon Document
Template Attach. The developer tab is not shown by default. Add it
from Word Options.


So what exactly, does "attaching" one document to another do?

It is still a *template* that is being attached, not a document! Primarily
it changes the paragraph style descriptions to those associated with the
attached template and thereby associates those style formats with the
similarly named styles in the document.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

I believe you misread the question. The question was:

how do I attach an existing TEMPLATE to a word document?

The OP wasn't asking about attaching a document to a document.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Gordon" wrote in message
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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It was a template - and yes you can, though it may not give the expected
results. From the developer tab on the ribbon Document Template
Attach. The developer tab is not shown by default. Add it from Word
Options.


So what exactly, does "attaching" one document to another do?

[Gordon]

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
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I believe you misread the question. The question was:

how do I attach an existing TEMPLATE to a word document?

The OP wasn't asking about attaching a document to a document.
--

OK so you're being pedantic. A Template is a "document" in the strict sense
of the word...

[Graham Mayor]

Gordon wrote:
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
...
I believe you misread the question. The question was:

how do I attach an existing TEMPLATE to a word document?

The OP wasn't asking about attaching a document to a document.
--

OK so you're being pedantic. A Template is a "document" in the strict
sense of the word...

No it isn't! A template is a pro-forma layout from which documents are
created or which holds macros, toolbars, autotext entries. A template cannot
be saved as a document and is an entirely different entity from a document
when used with Word.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file. And all
the other stuff Graham said.

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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.

"Gordon" wrote in message
...
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
...
I believe you misread the question. The question was:

how do I attach an existing TEMPLATE to a word document?

The OP wasn't asking about attaching a document to a document.
--

OK so you're being pedantic. A Template is a "document" in the strict
sense
of the word...

[Gordon]

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file. And
all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a pedantic
distinction.

[Graham Mayor]

Gordon wrote:
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file.
And all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a
pedantic distinction.

If you think that then you haven't the first clue about the way Word
actually works.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

[JoAnn Paules]

Graham,

Sometimes you have to give it up. It's a waste of your time. ;-)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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Gordon wrote:
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file.
And all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a
pedantic distinction.

If you think that then you haven't the first clue about the way Word
actually works.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

[Terry Farrell]

Gordon

There is nothing pedantic in this distinction. A template is a template and
is NEVER a document. You can change the extention but you won't fool Word
into thinking it is anything other than a template.

In this case question, the distinction is huge because you can apply a blank
template to an existing document to force the new templates styles into the
existing document. So if you have a document created from and thus attached
to normal.dot, then apply MyStyles.dot to the document, it is now attached
to MyStyles.dot and will take on all the new formatting.

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Gordon" wrote in message
...
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file. And
all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a pedantic
distinction.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...latesStore.htm for more
information. Note, too, that if you change the extension from .dot to .doc,
you have not produced a document: Word still knows it's a template (and vice
versa).

--
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.

"Gordon" wrote in message
...
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file. And
all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a pedantic
distinction.

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

In Word 2007, if you change a .docx file's extension to .dotx or .dotm, Word
2007 won't even open it.

Further, to demonstrate the difference, choose Tools - Templates and Add-ins
(in Word 2007, Developer ribbon tab, click Document Template). Click Attach
and try to attach a .doc file to an existing .doc file. It cannot be done.
Word responds "The document template is not valid".

Gordon might think the difference is pedantic. Word disagrees.


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...latesStore.htm for
more
information. Note, too, that if you change the extension from .dot to
.doc,
you have not produced a document: Word still knows it's a template (and
vice
versa).

--
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.

"Gordon" wrote in message
...
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file. And
all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a pedantic
distinction.

[Paul Ballou]

Hey ya'll how about explaining the document side now? You explained the
template side now the document side deserves equal time...

Just kidding

--
Paul Ballou
MVP Office
http://office.microsoft.com/home
http://homepage.mac.com/paulballou/
http://www.ballousgiftshop.com


"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
...
In Word 2007, if you change a .docx file's extension to .dotx or .dotm,
Word 2007 won't even open it.

Further, to demonstrate the difference, choose Tools - Templates and
Add-ins (in Word 2007, Developer ribbon tab, click Document Template).
Click Attach and try to attach a .doc file to an existing .doc file. It
cannot be done. Word responds "The document template is not valid".

Gordon might think the difference is pedantic. Word disagrees.


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...latesStore.htm for
more
information. Note, too, that if you change the extension from .dot to
.doc,
you have not produced a document: Word still knows it's a template (and
vice
versa).

--
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.

"Gordon" wrote in message
...
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file.
And
all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a
pedantic
distinction.