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LetterHeads
I have attached my company letterheaded paper template to most of my standard
documents (insert file). If i need to edit the template can i somehow update all documents that have it attatched? Thanks |
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LetterHeads
Hi Angel_1,
The only items that can be updated automatically are styles, autotexts, macros and toolbars. You can update styles automatically by checking the upper checkbox in Tools | Templates and add-ins | tab Templates. The other three items reside in the attached template and are therefore updated as soon as the document is open. You cannot automatically update text that you have typed. Success, Cooz -- PS: If this is a satisfying answer to your question and you're logged in via the Microsoft site, please click Yes to "Did this post answer the question?". Thanks. "Angel_1" wrote: I have attached my company letterheaded paper template to most of my standard documents (insert file). If i need to edit the template can i somehow update all documents that have it attatched? Thanks |
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Hi
thanks for replying. is there no way that i can ammend the template and then any documents attatched to that template will have the updated version? "Cooz" wrote: Hi Angel_1, The only items that can be updated automatically are styles, autotexts, macros and toolbars. You can update styles automatically by checking the upper checkbox in Tools | Templates and add-ins | tab Templates. The other three items reside in the attached template and are therefore updated as soon as the document is open. You cannot automatically update text that you have typed. Success, Cooz -- PS: If this is a satisfying answer to your question and you're logged in via the Microsoft site, please click Yes to "Did this post answer the question?". Thanks. "Angel_1" wrote: I have attached my company letterheaded paper template to most of my standard documents (insert file). If i need to edit the template can i somehow update all documents that have it attatched? Thanks |
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LetterHeads
No, not unless you set it up in advance. And why would you want to do this?
When I type a document and save it, I want it to be the same on my computer 5 years from now as it was when I saved it, regardless of changes in my letterhead, address, etc. Now, templates, on the other hand, I want to reflect current information. A simple way to do this is to have the variable information stored as AutoText entries. Use AutoText fields in your templates and have an AutoNew macro in your templates that updates and then unlinks your AutoText fields. -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Angel_1" wrote in message ... I have attached my company letterheaded paper template to most of my standard documents (insert file). If i need to edit the template can i somehow update all documents that have it attatched? Thanks |
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LetterHeads
ok thanks. the reason i want to do this is because we have a new director so
thier name needs to ba added to the footer. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: No, not unless you set it up in advance. And why would you want to do this? When I type a document and save it, I want it to be the same on my computer 5 years from now as it was when I saved it, regardless of changes in my letterhead, address, etc. Now, templates, on the other hand, I want to reflect current information. A simple way to do this is to have the variable information stored as AutoText entries. Use AutoText fields in your templates and have an AutoNew macro in your templates that updates and then unlinks your AutoText fields. -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Angel_1" wrote in message ... I have attached my company letterheaded paper template to most of my standard documents (insert file). If i need to edit the template can i somehow update all documents that have it attatched? Thanks |
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Things you are going to base new documents on should be templates, not
documents. This is different from how things are done using Word Perfect. For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog, and locations of templates folders see http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm. -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Angel_1" wrote in message ... ok thanks. the reason i want to do this is because we have a new director so thier name needs to ba added to the footer. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: No, not unless you set it up in advance. And why would you want to do this? When I type a document and save it, I want it to be the same on my computer 5 years from now as it was when I saved it, regardless of changes in my letterhead, address, etc. Now, templates, on the other hand, I want to reflect current information. A simple way to do this is to have the variable information stored as AutoText entries. Use AutoText fields in your templates and have an AutoNew macro in your templates that updates and then unlinks your AutoText fields. -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Angel_1" wrote in message ... I have attached my company letterheaded paper template to most of my standard documents (insert file). If i need to edit the template can i somehow update all documents that have it attatched? Thanks |
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thanks.
"Charles Kenyon" wrote: Things you are going to base new documents on should be templates, not documents. This is different from how things are done using Word Perfect. For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog, and locations of templates folders see http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm. -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Angel_1" wrote in message ... ok thanks. the reason i want to do this is because we have a new director so thier name needs to ba added to the footer. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: No, not unless you set it up in advance. And why would you want to do this? When I type a document and save it, I want it to be the same on my computer 5 years from now as it was when I saved it, regardless of changes in my letterhead, address, etc. Now, templates, on the other hand, I want to reflect current information. A simple way to do this is to have the variable information stored as AutoText entries. Use AutoText fields in your templates and have an AutoNew macro in your templates that updates and then unlinks your AutoText fields. -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Angel_1" wrote in message ... I have attached my company letterheaded paper template to most of my standard documents (insert file). If i need to edit the template can i somehow update all documents that have it attatched? Thanks |
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