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MS Office Forum / Word / Page Layout / January 2006Headers are not updated by template
I create different templates for different tasks. One annoying thing about this is that I don't manage to store complete headers in my template. The header consists of a simple text wiht horizontal underlining. When I connect the template to a new document,( remembering "updating styles", deconnecting other global templates) I see no benefit of my efforts. I have also tried typing the text directly in the template too. This does'nt work either. What I am to do now? The "real" way to use a template is to create the document by hitting File-->New and choosing the template, not to simply apply the template, which only brings styles, autotext, and the use of macros that might be stored in the template. Perhaps these tips might help you: http://www.officearticles.com/word/template_tips_for_microsoft_word.htm ************ Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com >I create different templates for different tasks. One annoying thing about > this is that I don't manage to store complete headers in my template. The [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > does'nt work either. > What I am to do now? I agree - this is the proper way. I work on a large network daily, and the official templates are stored in Word-manner and managed the way yuo suggest. Templates of private character thus has to be treated the other way. I just have to cope with the fact that my headers cannot be stored in the template due to the way I work with templates? > The "real" way to use a template is to create the document by hitting > File-->New and choosing the template, not to simply apply the template, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > does'nt work either. > > What I am to do now? > Templates of private character thus has to be treated the other way. > > I just have to cope with the fact that my headers cannot be stored in the > template due to the way I work with templates? Nope. There are two places to store templates. The first is the user templates folder. This is where normal.dot is stored and this folder should _not_ be shared. You can put your own templates in this folder and they will be available through File > New. The second is the workgroup templates folder which would contain your official templates. 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.  SignatureCharles 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. >I agree - this is the proper way. I work on a large network daily, and the > official templates are stored in Word-manner and managed the way yuo [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> > does'nt work either. >> > What I am to do now? I know these two places, and my templates work perfectly well following advice from this community. Still I have several reasons for not storing my templates this way, like putting them on my flash drive, working on other peoples systems etc. Generally this works well - updating styles. But can I take it that there is a constraint in MS Word (My version is 2003 on a WinXP-system) on storing templates? If I choose to store templates elsewhere, I just have to take the consequences? > > Templates of private character thus has to be treated the other way. > > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > >> > does'nt work either. > >> > What I am to do now? Word is designed to easily use templates stored in the two locations mentioned. I have mine stored in many places (but not used from removable media). They work fine from there, too. I just can't access them using File > New if they are stored somewhere else. I can still create a new document based on a template stored elsewhere. I just have to find it in Windows and double-click on the icon. Attaching a template to an existing document will not bring in text or formatting (other than style-based formatting) from the template. Never would. SignatureCharles 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. >I know these two places, and my templates work perfectly well following > advice from this community. Still I have several reasons for not storing [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] >> >> > does'nt work either. >> >> > What I am to do now? Thank You very much. Even if this states that there is such a constraint in MS Word, it is useful to have had this discussion. I have made credit to your commitment by pressing the "Yes"-button. Until next time. HPH > Word is designed to easily use templates stored in the two locations > mentioned. I have mine stored in many places (but not used from removable [quoted text clipped - 71 lines] > >> >> > does'nt work either. > >> >> > What I am to do now? This is by design. Textual changes made to templates only change the contents of new documents based on the template. So don't connect the template to a new document; instead create the new document based on the template. 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. SignatureCharles 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. >I create different templates for different tasks. One annoying thing about > this is that I don't manage to store complete headers in my template. The [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > does'nt work either. > What I am to do now? You can use AutoText to re-use blocks of text. For more, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoText.htm. SignatureStefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP > I create different templates for different tasks. One annoying thing about > this is that I don't manage to store complete headers in my template. The [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > does'nt work either. > What I am to do now? |
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