copying header/footer formatting across documents

hullo:-

I have a document which contains a letterhead and footer (text/logo in the
'header' and 'footer' boxes) and want to copy this onto several other
pre-written seperate documents. Is there a simpler way to do this than
copying and pasting, which messes up the formatting (there are text boxes in
the footer)?

If not, is there a way to copy simultaneously two text boxes and some
non-text-boxed text (i.e. the text and the formatting for the entire footer)?
Pressing CTRL + A only captures either the text in the boxes and not the
formatting or the non-text-boxed text and nothing else. Holding the copied
text with the CTRL button doesn't capture the formatting (text boxes).

I'm using Word 2002.

thanks

Do the reverse - copy and paste the text from the body of the other
documents into the body of the document with the header/footer, saving it
with a different name of course.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"[lacuna]" wrote in message
...
hullo:-

I have a document which contains a letterhead and footer (text/logo in the
'header' and 'footer' boxes) and want to copy this onto several other
pre-written seperate documents. Is there a simpler way to do this than
copying and pasting, which messes up the formatting (there are text boxes
in
the footer)?

If not, is there a way to copy simultaneously two text boxes and some
non-text-boxed text (i.e. the text and the formatting for the entire
footer)?
Pressing CTRL + A only captures either the text in the boxes and not the
formatting or the non-text-boxed text and nothing else. Holding the copied
text with the CTRL button doesn't capture the formatting (text boxes).

I'm using Word 2002.

thanks

ah, i meant to mention i have to have the files saved under the names they're
already saved under...

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Do the reverse - copy and paste the text from the body of the other
documents into the body of the document with the header/footer, saving it
with a different name of course.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"[lacuna]" wrote in message
...
hullo:-

I have a document which contains a letterhead and footer (text/logo in the
'header' and 'footer' boxes) and want to copy this onto several other
pre-written seperate documents. Is there a simpler way to do this than
copying and pasting, which messes up the formatting (there are text boxes
in
the footer)?

If not, is there a way to copy simultaneously two text boxes and some
non-text-boxed text (i.e. the text and the formatting for the entire
footer)?
Pressing CTRL + A only captures either the text in the boxes and not the
formatting or the non-text-boxed text and nothing else. Holding the copied
text with the CTRL button doesn't capture the formatting (text boxes).

I'm using Word 2002.

thanks

ah, i meant to mention: i have to have the files saved as the name they're
already saved as.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Do the reverse - copy and paste the text from the body of the other
documents into the body of the document with the header/footer, saving it
with a different name of course.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"[lacuna]" wrote in message
...
hullo:-

I have a document which contains a letterhead and footer (text/logo in the
'header' and 'footer' boxes) and want to copy this onto several other
pre-written seperate documents. Is there a simpler way to do this than
copying and pasting, which messes up the formatting (there are text boxes
in
the footer)?

If not, is there a way to copy simultaneously two text boxes and some
non-text-boxed text (i.e. the text and the formatting for the entire
footer)?
Pressing CTRL + A only captures either the text in the boxes and not the
formatting or the non-text-boxed text and nothing else. Holding the copied
text with the CTRL button doesn't capture the formatting (text boxes).

I'm using Word 2002.

thanks

After you've successfully "updated" all documents, you can delete and
rename via Windows Explorer.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"[lacuna]" wrote in message
...
ah, i meant to mention: i have to have the files saved as the name
they're
already saved as.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Do the reverse - copy and paste the text from the body of the
other
documents into the body of the document with the header/footer,
saving it
with a different name of course.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of
my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"[lacuna]" wrote in message
...
hullo:-

I have a document which contains a letterhead and footer
(text/logo in the
'header' and 'footer' boxes) and want to copy this onto several
other
pre-written seperate documents. Is there a simpler way to do
this than
copying and pasting, which messes up the formatting (there are
text boxes
in
the footer)?

If not, is there a way to copy simultaneously two text boxes and
some
non-text-boxed text (i.e. the text and the formatting for the
entire
footer)?
Pressing CTRL + A only captures either the text in the boxes and
not the
formatting or the non-text-boxed text and nothing else. Holding
the copied
text with the CTRL button doesn't capture the formatting (text
boxes).

I'm using Word 2002.

thanks