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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 |
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Template design overload
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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "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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Template design overload
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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- -- 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. "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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Template design overload
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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- -- 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. "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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Template design overload
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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- --- -- 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. "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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