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Linking Templates

Anonymous
2014-03-03T12:30:35+00:00

Hi All,

I have asked this question before, and I did not really understand the response (my limited knowledge, has anybody got a step by step guide, on how to create a template from an existing template and linking them,

So for instance I was to change the LOGO - in all linked templates the LOGO would update?

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  1. Jay Freedman 207.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2014-03-04T23:33:31+00:00

    If you need the same complete table in multiple documents, you could build the table in a separate document, and surround it with a bookmark.

    Then, in other documents or templates, you can click the down arrow of the Object button in the Insert tab of the ribbon and click Text from File. Select the document containing the table, and click the Range button to let you enter the name of the bookmark.

    Finally, click the down arrow of the Insert button and choose Link to File.

    If you change the data in the original table, and then update the links in the other documents, the changes will be reflected. You can also use a named range in an Excel worksheet as the original.

    If all you want is a blank table that must have different data filled in for each document, it would be better to save that table structure in as a building block in a template in the same folder as the Building Blocks.dotx file. For Office 2007, that folder is %appdata%\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks\1033 (the number changes with different languages; 1033 is English US).

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-03-04T14:13:41+00:00

    Ok, thanks

    How would tables work, would you just need to reference them on the page!

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  3. Jay Freedman 207.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2014-03-03T15:55:25+00:00

    Word does not operate that way. The concept you're referring to is valid for cascading style sheets (CSS) in web pages, but Word simply does not "link" templates together.

    The case of a logo or other image is simple -- use a specific, unique path/filename for the image, use that path in INCLUDEPICTURE fields in all the templates, and later you can change it by overwriting the image file with the new one.

    Other changes, such as a change of font, size, or paragraph spacing, would not be so simple. If you have specific requirements, ask here.

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