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MS Office Forum / Word / Long Documents / January 2006How to repair a broken link to template.
I have many documents created from a public folder template that contains styles and keyboard macros. Therefore whenever I open one of the documents, it pulls in the macros from the template. If someone on the network changes the name of a folder in the path to the template, however, the link is broken and I can't use the macros. I need the documents and the template to remain public, so I can't control the fact that the path to the template may get changed. I could put the macros in each document, but that gets to be a big editing hassle -- especially if I have to change the macros later. Is there a way to repair that link when it becomes broken? I can't seem to find one.  SignatureGary Burton Tools > Templates and Add-ins : Attached template. If your concern is specifically macros (rather than styles) consider installing the template as an add-in.Then its macros are always available. > I have many documents created from a public folder template that > contains styles and keyboard macros. Therefore whenever I open one of the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > seem > to find one. Thank you! This just might be the soloution I need. * I need the styles as well. Does that change your recommendation? * If I attach the template, is that the same thing as "embedding" the macros and the styles so that they will be available to anyone who opens the documents? > Tools > Templates and Add-ins : Attached template. > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> seem >> to find one. Reattaching the template will make the styles and macros available (also AutoText and some other features). It will not change the page layout of the document or add any boilerplate text that might be in the template. SignatureSuzanne 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. > Thank you! This just might be the soloution I need. > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > >> seem > >> to find one. Jezebel and Susanne: I think I'm getting it now. Attaching the template repairs the link -- which is what I was asking for, but for some reason it seemed like you (Jezebel) were suggesting something different when you mentioned "Add-ins". "Add-in" sounded like something similar to "embedding" rather than "linking". Here I am referring to "embedding" as what you would do if you were to insert an object directly into the document as opposed to linking to a separate file. I now believe that both of you were just telling me how to repair the link. Please confirm. If so, that only leaves one question. Jezebel said that the add-in would not supply styles. If that's the case, why do I have the styles before the link gets broken? Where do they come from? My Normal.dot? Gary > Reattaching the template will make the styles and macros available (also > AutoText and some other features). It will not change the page layout of [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >> >> seem >> >> to find one. > * I need the styles as well. Does that change your recommendation? Yes. Add-ins do not supply styles. Only macros. > * If I attach the template, is that the same thing as "embedding" the > macros and the styles so that they will be available to anyone who opens > the documents? Not sure what you mean by 'embedding'. Every document is associated with a template, usually specified when the document is created (and using normal.dot by default). Attaching a template specifies the template: its macros, styles, autotext, etc will be available to anyone opening the document provided they also have access to the template. (ie, it doesn't remain attached if you then email the document but not the template.) >> Tools > Templates and Add-ins : Attached template. >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >>> seem >>> to find one. Jezebel and Susanne: I think I'm getting it now. Attaching the template repairs the link -- which is what I was asking for, but for some reason it seemed like you (Jezebel) were suggesting something different when you mentioned "Add-ins". "Add-in" sounded like something similar to "embedding" rather than "linking". Here I am referring to "embedding" as what you would do if you were to insert an object directly into the document as opposed to linking to a separate file. I now believe that both of you were just telling me how to repair the link. Please confirm. If so, that only leaves one question. Jezebel said that the add-in would not supply styles. If that's the case, why do I have the styles before the link gets broken? Where do they come from? My Normal.dot? Gary >> * I need the styles as well. Does that change your recommendation? > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >>>> seem >>>> to find one. Sorry if I confused you. An add-in is any template in Word's start-up folder (check Tools > Options > File Locations for where this is): it is loaded automatically when Word starts, making its macros and AutoText entries available to every document that you open. Styles are strictly a matter between the document and the template attached at the time (either the template on which the document was based, or the template subsequently attached, as described previously). The document maintains its own copy of each style actually used: initially this is the style as defined in the attached template, but you can change it. If you check the 'Add to template' checkbox on the style definition dialog, style changes are written back to the template. Conversely, if you check the 'Automatically update document styles' checkbox on the Attach Template dialog, the document's styles are reset to the definitions in the template. > Jezebel and Susanne: > [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] >>>>> seem >>>>> to find one. Thank you very much! > Sorry if I confused you. An add-in is any template in Word's start-up > folder (check Tools > Options > File Locations for where this is): it is [quoted text clipped - 74 lines] >>>>>> can't seem >>>>>> to find one. PS: I'm running Office 2003 on WinXP Pro. I should have mentioned that. > Tools > Templates and Add-ins : Attached template. > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> seem >> to find one. |
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