Template design overload

Using MSWord 2000, I am starting a series of 116 volumes
(as 116 separate files). All will begin with the same
specially designed template, but I want each file to have
its own saved template because of necessary differences I
will add in each volume/file.
What is the best way to do this? If I load the specially
designated template first and make a new template before
loading the file, I will have 117 templates as I see it.
Is there another way to do this and still maintain/save
each file with its own template?
Sam

I have a hard time conceiving what differences you wish to make that would
require a different template for each document. Care to give some examples
of what you are trying to accomplish?
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For more on the different kinds of templates and locations of templates
folders see http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm.

--

Charles 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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Sam" wrote in message
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Using MSWord 2000, I am starting a series of 116 volumes
(as 116 separate files). All will begin with the same
specially designed template, but I want each file to have
its own saved template because of necessary differences I
will add in each volume/file.
What is the best way to do this? If I load the specially
designated template first and make a new template before
loading the file, I will have 117 templates as I see it.
Is there another way to do this and still maintain/save
each file with its own template?
Sam

Since you asked for specifics, the first that comes to
mind is most of the volumes will have at least four
levels/tags, but each volume may have different
leading/spacing in order to copyfit the whole document to
a certain length. For example, in one document "tag 2" may
have decreased spacing while in another document, "tag 4"
will be increased. This cannot be done with one template
as I see it.
I am used to working with files that have the "complete
package" saved with each document, e.g., PageMaker,
Ventura. Then when I move these files to a different
computer I still have all I need to work on these multi-
page individual files. Surely as powerful as MSWord
purports to be, it can emulate such a simple concept. Your
help, please.




-----Original Message-----
I have a hard time conceiving what differences you wish
to make that would
require a different template for each document. Care to
give some examples
of what you are trying to accomplish?
--
For more on the different kinds of templates and
locations of templates
folders see
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm.

--

Charles 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://www.mvps.org/word which is
awesome!
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"Sam" wrote in
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...
Using MSWord 2000, I am starting a series of 116 volumes
(as 116 separate files). All will begin with the same
specially designed template, but I want each file to
have
its own saved template because of necessary differences
I
will add in each volume/file.
What is the best way to do this? If I load the specially
designated template first and make a new template before
loading the file, I will have 117 templates as I see it.
Is there another way to do this and still maintain/save
each file with its own template?
Sam


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Direct formatting travels with the document; once you create a document from
a template, it has no further reference to the template for styles or
formatting (only for toolbars, AutoText, macros, etc.). So you could start
with a generic template, then change the styles in each document as required
for copyfitting.

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Suzanne 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.

"Sam" wrote in message
...
Since you asked for specifics, the first that comes to
mind is most of the volumes will have at least four
levels/tags, but each volume may have different
leading/spacing in order to copyfit the whole document to
a certain length. For example, in one document "tag 2" may
have decreased spacing while in another document, "tag 4"
will be increased. This cannot be done with one template
as I see it.
I am used to working with files that have the "complete
package" saved with each document, e.g., PageMaker,
Ventura. Then when I move these files to a different
computer I still have all I need to work on these multi-
page individual files. Surely as powerful as MSWord
purports to be, it can emulate such a simple concept. Your
help, please.




-----Original Message-----
I have a hard time conceiving what differences you wish
to make that would
require a different template for each document. Care to
give some examples
of what you are trying to accomplish?
--
For more on the different kinds of templates and
locations of templates
folders see
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm.

--

Charles 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://www.mvps.org/word which is
awesome!
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"Sam" wrote in
message
...
Using MSWord 2000, I am starting a series of 116 volumes
(as 116 separate files). All will begin with the same
specially designed template, but I want each file to
have
its own saved template because of necessary differences
I
will add in each volume/file.
What is the best way to do this? If I load the specially
designated template first and make a new template before
loading the file, I will have 117 templates as I see it.
Is there another way to do this and still maintain/save
each file with its own template?
Sam


.

Thanks Suzanne for helping me understand. Apparently I was
making it harder than it actually was. I appreciate your
response and will now embark on my project. Thanks again.
Sam

-----Original Message-----
Direct formatting travels with the document; once you
create a document from
a template, it has no further reference to the template
for styles or
formatting (only for toolbars, AutoText, macros, etc.).
So you could start
with a generic template, then change the styles in each
document as required
for copyfitting.

--
Suzanne 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.

"Sam" wrote in
message
...
Since you asked for specifics, the first that comes to
mind is most of the volumes will have at least four
levels/tags, but each volume may have different
leading/spacing in order to copyfit the whole document
to
a certain length. For example, in one document "tag 2"
may
have decreased spacing while in another document, "tag
4"
will be increased. This cannot be done with one template
as I see it.
I am used to working with files that have the "complete
package" saved with each document, e.g., PageMaker,
Ventura. Then when I move these files to a different
computer I still have all I need to work on these multi-
page individual files. Surely as powerful as MSWord
purports to be, it can emulate such a simple concept.
Your
help, please.




-----Original Message-----
I have a hard time conceiving what differences you wish
to make that would
require a different template for each document. Care to
give some examples
of what you are trying to accomplish?
--
For more on the different kinds of templates and
locations of templates
folders see
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm.

--

Charles 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://www.mvps.org/word which is
awesome!
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"Sam" wrote in
message
...
Using MSWord 2000, I am starting a series of 116
volumes
(as 116 separate files). All will begin with the same
specially designed template, but I want each file to
have
its own saved template because of necessary
differences
I
will add in each volume/file.
What is the best way to do this? If I load the
specially
designated template first and make a new template
before
loading the file, I will have 117 templates as I see
it.
Is there another way to do this and still
maintain/save
each file with its own template?
Sam


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