Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated February 20, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
In Word, a template is used to specify the menu options, the toolbar, and the default styles and text. When you first open a blank document, Word automatically attaches the Normal.dot template to your document, although you can specify a different template. After the file has been created, you can change the attached template by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Templates and Add-Ins dialog box.
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2021-02-20 10:49:51
David Oglesby
I do this for every job I do (hundreds of documents). Any time I've modified my Normal.dot template I have to re-attach it to each active document for them to pick up the new changes. After several attempts I've failed to create a macro to automate this process. Is it possible?
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