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SJ - 12 Sep 2006 19:08 GMT

Hi!

Since I am a true beginner on development in Office I have a collection of
beginners question here.

- How can I change the Word 2007 templates. Can I do that by just editing in
Note pad?

- Do I need to use any add-ins to create a new template and in that case why?

- Can I create a new template that will include the format of the document I
wish to use including everything like fonts, paragraphs, different header
fonts, tables etc.

-If I create a new template and tell writers to use this one. Will their
document be fixed then, meaning they can not use any other fonts then the
ones specified in the template?

Many questions. And I am very thankful for help.
/SJ

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Jay Freedman - 12 Sep 2006 19:30 GMT

Many of your questions have the same answers for Word 2007 as for Word 2003
and earlier versions, so have a look at these articles to lear what
templates are and what they can do:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart1.htm
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/WhatTemplatesStore.htm
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/templaterelations/index.html
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/HowStylesCascade.html
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/DistributeMacros.htm

Pay special attention to the material about STYLES. They're the core of how
templates work.

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> Hi!
>
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> - How can I change the Word 2007 templates. Can I do that by just
> editing in Note pad?

No, you edit templates in Word, in the same manner as you edit documents.

> - Do I need to use any add-ins to create a new template and in that
> case why?

No, Word has everything you need. There may be some add-ins that would
enhance the experience, but they're not necessary.

> - Can I create a new template that will include the format of the
> document I wish to use including everything like fonts, paragraphs,
> different header fonts, tables etc.

Yes. Look at the articles I cited to learn about this.

> -If I create a new template and tell writers to use this one. Will
> their document be fixed then, meaning they can not use any other
> fonts then the ones specified in the template?

In Word 2003 and 2007, you can lock the template in such a way that only
specified styles can be used. These can be a combination of built-in styles
and ones you create in the template. That means the documents based on the
template will be "fixed" in the meaning you stated, although the content and
page layout may still be variable. Word 2007 also has new tools, including
"Building Blocks" and "Content Controls", that will help standardize
documents.

Please read the articles listed above to get a background before you go
messing about with the new features... not least because the new stuff still
has bugs in the beta that's available now.

It will also make a difference whether all the writers have the same version
of Word that you use. Each version has new features that the earlier
versions don't handle well, if at all.

> Many questions. And I am very thankful for help.
> /SJ

You're welcome.

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Tony Jollans - 12 Sep 2006 19:38 GMT

If you are a true beginner you should not be trying to use a beta test
version.

I don't know what templates you have or where you got them from. If they are
not protected you can change them in Word. As this is a vba newsgroup I
presume you are asking about vba code which is not editable in Notepad (in
theory you could use Notepad to edit the rest of the document in xml format
but it is not a task for a beginner).

No.

Yes.

No.

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Enjoy,
Tony

> Hi!
>
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> Many questions. And I am very thankful for help.
> /SJ

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