Word 2003 Styles

In Word 2003, if I open a new blank document, create a new style, and choose
the check box to "Add to template," the style appears in subsequent new blank
documents I create. Question: Is it also supposed to appear in documents I
create later that are based on other templates (not the blank document
template)? I was told by a collegue that the style should appear in other
templates as well, but in my tests I haven't been able to make that happen.
Thank you for any info.

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> In Word 2003, if I open a new blank document, create a new style, and choose
> the check box to "Add to template," the style appears in subsequent new blank
> documents I create. Question: Is it also supposed to appear in documents I
> create later that are based on other templates (not the blank document
> template)? I was told by a collegue that the style should appear in other
> templates as well, but in my tests I haven't been able to make that happen.
>
I believe, at least in recent versions Word, that another template file (not
Normal.dot) is used to generate some kinds of files. If Word were to copy
Normal.dot, the all the AutoText, toolbars, macros and styles it contains would
be in the new template - and that's usually not what you want when you create a
new template.

You can use the Organizer to copy styles from the Normal.dot to any new template
you create. Tools/Templates and Add-ins/Organize.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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