[Alberta Lawyer]

I am a lawyer building precedents for my law firm. Here is the problem.

I have about 100 separate macro-enabled templates created in my documents
folder. I have created a separate folder for shortcuts. There I put
shortcuts to each of the commonly used templates I have, and I have assigned
hotkeys to them (F1-F12, ctrl-alt A-Z).

Now here is the problem. Because I cannot save over a template (when I edit
it for changes in the law) and instead have to save it with a different name,
I lose the connection to the hotkey, which is linked to that particular
document. I do not want to have to continuously have to update my hotkeys
every time I change a template.

How can I fix this?

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

If you need to modify the template, use FileOpen to open it, make the
changes, then save.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"Alberta Lawyer" Alberta wrote in message
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I am a lawyer building precedents for my law firm. Here is the problem.

I have about 100 separate macro-enabled templates created in my documents
folder. I have created a separate folder for shortcuts. There I put
shortcuts to each of the commonly used templates I have, and I have
assigned
hotkeys to them (F1-F12, ctrl-alt A-Z).

Now here is the problem. Because I cannot save over a template (when I
edit
it for changes in the law) and instead have to save it with a different
name,
I lose the connection to the hotkey, which is linked to that particular
document. I do not want to have to continuously have to update my hotkeys
every time I change a template.

How can I fix this?

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

If you need to modify the template, use FileOpen to open it, make the
changes, then save.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"Alberta Lawyer" Alberta wrote in message
...
I am a lawyer building precedents for my law firm. Here is the problem.

I have about 100 separate macro-enabled templates created in my documents
folder. I have created a separate folder for shortcuts. There I put
shortcuts to each of the commonly used templates I have, and I have
assigned
hotkeys to them (F1-F12, ctrl-alt A-Z).

Now here is the problem. Because I cannot save over a template (when I
edit
it for changes in the law) and instead have to save it with a different
name,
I lose the connection to the hotkey, which is linked to that particular
document. I do not want to have to continuously have to update my hotkeys
every time I change a template.

How can I fix this?

[Graham Mayor]

How are you using these templates? Are you opening them then editing them
and saving with a different name? Or are you creating new documents from
them?
If the former, then change your work practice to the latter. If you need to
make changes to a *document* subsequently, you could save a separate version
of it, thus retaining the original. For that you could use the code at
http://www.gmayor.com/save_numbered_versions.htm as an example.

If you are using Word 2007, then I would be inclined to create a ribbon tab
with dropdown lists of each type of template which would be easier for staff
to learn than a raft of shortcuts. I have a sample template that features
such a ribbon if you want to use it as a start point (contact me via my web
site) - but it will mean a crash course in ribbon programming -
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm if you want to adapt it to
your use.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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

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"Alberta Lawyer" Alberta wrote in message
...
I am a lawyer building precedents for my law firm. Here is the problem.

I have about 100 separate macro-enabled templates created in my documents
folder. I have created a separate folder for shortcuts. There I put
shortcuts to each of the commonly used templates I have, and I have
assigned
hotkeys to them (F1-F12, ctrl-alt A-Z).

Now here is the problem. Because I cannot save over a template (when I
edit
it for changes in the law) and instead have to save it with a different
name,
I lose the connection to the hotkey, which is linked to that particular
document. I do not want to have to continuously have to update my hotkeys
every time I change a template.

How can I fix this?

[Graham Mayor]

How are you using these templates? Are you opening them then editing them
and saving with a different name? Or are you creating new documents from
them?
If the former, then change your work practice to the latter. If you need to
make changes to a *document* subsequently, you could save a separate version
of it, thus retaining the original. For that you could use the code at
http://www.gmayor.com/save_numbered_versions.htm as an example.

If you are using Word 2007, then I would be inclined to create a ribbon tab
with dropdown lists of each type of template which would be easier for staff
to learn than a raft of shortcuts. I have a sample template that features
such a ribbon if you want to use it as a start point (contact me via my web
site) - but it will mean a crash course in ribbon programming -
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm if you want to adapt it to
your use.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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

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"Alberta Lawyer" Alberta wrote in message
...
I am a lawyer building precedents for my law firm. Here is the problem.

I have about 100 separate macro-enabled templates created in my documents
folder. I have created a separate folder for shortcuts. There I put
shortcuts to each of the commonly used templates I have, and I have
assigned
hotkeys to them (F1-F12, ctrl-alt A-Z).

Now here is the problem. Because I cannot save over a template (when I
edit
it for changes in the law) and instead have to save it with a different
name,
I lose the connection to the hotkey, which is linked to that particular
document. I do not want to have to continuously have to update my hotkeys
every time I change a template.

How can I fix this?