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From: mariel9898 on 15 Feb 2010 14:34
I have a Word 2007 template (.dotx) where I am trying to change a style. I
make the changes, update the style and save the template document, but then
when I go to start a new document the style is the old one. When I reopen the
template, the style has reverted back to the original.

What am I doing wrong?

From: Stefan Blom on 15 Feb 2010 15:01
How are you changing the style? If you open the template as a document and
modify the style directly, that should work.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"mariel9898" <mariel9898(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D724A6BB-230F-4C46-98FF-05CBE0BE6FB1(a)microsoft.com...
>I have a Word 2007 template (.dotx) where I am trying to change a style. I
> make the changes, update the style and save the template document, but
> then
> when I go to start a new document the style is the old one. When I reopen
> the
> template, the style has reverted back to the original.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>


From: mariel9898 on 15 Feb 2010 16:04
I am opening the actual tempalte (.dotx) and making the changes.

This is the way it used to done in Word 2003 - I've been doing it for years
with no problems. It's a huge problem in Word 2007.

By the way I found a workaround (and I generally hate workarounds but
sometimes you have to get stuff done). If I save the template with a
different name it seems to keep the changes.

Whoever at MS thought this was easier to use should have their head examined.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> How are you changing the style? If you open the template as a document and
> modify the style directly, that should work.
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
>
> "mariel9898" <mariel9898(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D724A6BB-230F-4C46-98FF-05CBE0BE6FB1(a)microsoft.com...
> >I have a Word 2007 template (.dotx) where I am trying to change a style. I
> > make the changes, update the style and save the template document, but
> > then
> > when I go to start a new document the style is the old one. When I reopen
> > the
> > template, the style has reverted back to the original.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> >
>
>
> .
>
From: Stefan Blom on 16 Feb 2010 08:21
Since you have to Save As, something is apparently preventing you from
saving the original template file correctly. Do you get an error message or
warning of some kind?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"mariel9898" <mariel9898(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B1BDB368-597D-426E-B75E-F5D5785578A2(a)microsoft.com...
>I am opening the actual tempalte (.dotx) and making the changes.
>
> This is the way it used to done in Word 2003 - I've been doing it for
> years
> with no problems. It's a huge problem in Word 2007.
>
> By the way I found a workaround (and I generally hate workarounds but
> sometimes you have to get stuff done). If I save the template with a
> different name it seems to keep the changes.
>
> Whoever at MS thought this was easier to use should have their head
> examined.
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
>> How are you changing the style? If you open the template as a document
>> and
>> modify the style directly, that should work.
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>>
>> "mariel9898" <mariel9898(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D724A6BB-230F-4C46-98FF-05CBE0BE6FB1(a)microsoft.com...
>> >I have a Word 2007 template (.dotx) where I am trying to change a style.
>> >I
>> > make the changes, update the style and save the template document, but
>> > then
>> > when I go to start a new document the style is the old one. When I
>> > reopen
>> > the
>> > template, the style has reverted back to the original.
>> >
>> > What am I doing wrong?
>> >
>>
>>
>> .
>>



From: mariel9898 on 17 Feb 2010 14:53
I don't understand exactly what you mean - in order to save as a 2007 of
course "save as" has to be used doesn't it?

Anyway you made me think of something to try but it didn't work. I opened
the original .dot file, did a save as document template which saved it as a
..dotx file. I closed the file, reopened it and made a small change as an
experiment. But when I went to creat a new document based on the template
(Office Button, New, pick the template from the list) the changes were not
there. I went back to the .dotx file in My Computer and opened it using right
click, open (to open the file and not a new document) and the changes were
not there.

I don't know what is going on. I'm running XP in a corporate environment by
the way in case it's relevant.
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