Thanks for the pointer to the article, I will share it with the IT guy.

I need to copy styles as described in my question because I have to create a
button that legal secretaries can click when they are working in a document
that does not have the firm styles already contained within.  We have a
template (firm-styles.dot) containing a set of firm styles.  We may add to
these styles, we probably won't delete or modify any.  The afore-mentioned
button will reside on a simple toolbar (firm toolbar) in a template
(firm.dot).  In another part of this forum several MVPs helped me decide
between copying styles vs. attaching a template - copying was the way to go.  

Since we may add styles, I didn't want to record a macro that copied
specific styles.  I was hoping for a way to copy all styles starting with the
firm's initials (BP).  That way I won't have to edit the macro and then
redistribute it.

That is also what gave rise to my other question ... how do I indicate in
the macro a generic user name?  In other words, the macro should look in the  
logged in user's template path for the firm-styles.dot, instead of looking in
Joe Blow's path (and then I have to edit the macro for every individual
user.)  I want to keep firm-styles.dot in the user template path rather than
as a Workgroup template because there are a number of laptop users at the
office.

Thank you!