Use settings from another document or template

Microsoft Office Word 2003

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Do one of the following:

ShowAttach a different template to the active document

  1. On the Tools menu, click Templates and Add-Ins.
  2. Click Attach, and then select the template you want.
  3. Click Open.

Note  To use styles from the newly attached template, select the Automatically update document styles check box.

ShowCopy styles, AutoText entries, toolbars, or macros to a template

  1. On the Tools menu, click Templates and Add-Ins.
  2. Click Organizer, and then click the tab for the items you want to copy.
  3. To copy items to or from a different template or file, click Close File to close the active document and its attached template or to close the Normal template. Then click Open File, and open the template or file you want.
  4. Click the items you want to copy in either list, and then click Copy.

ShowLoad a global template or add-in program into Microsoft Word

Templates and add-ins can be loaded either for the current session only or whenever you start Word.

  1. On the Tools menu, click Templates and Add-Ins.
  2. Under Global templates and add-ins, select the check box next to the template or add-in you want to load.

    If the template or add-in you want does not appear in the box, click Add, switch to the folder that contains the template or add-in you want, click it, and then click OK.

    Note  If you want the template or add-in to be available whenever you start Word, save it in the startup folder. By default, the startup folder is Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\Startup.

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