WD: Styles Not Copied to New Template Based on Normal.dot

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

SYMPTOMS

When you create a new template based on your Normal.dot template, the following attributes are not copied to the new template:

• All user defined styles
• Changes made to default (built-in) styles
• Text that you typed in Normal.dot

WORKAROUND

To include all style definitions when creating a new template based on Normal, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Create a new document based on Normal and save it as a template

1. On the File menu, click New.

2. On the General tab, click Blank Document. Under Create New, click Document, and then click OK.

   Word versions 1.x, 2.x, 6.x ---------------------------

   In the New dialog box, under Template, click Normal. Under New, click Document, and then click OK.

3. On the File menu, click Save As.

4. In the Save As dialog box, change the Save As Type "Document Template (*.dot)," and then click OK.

   NOTE: You may want to change the file name before saving your new template.

Method 2: Use the Organizer (Word versions 6.x, 7.x, and 97)

Copy the desired styles from the Normal template into your new template using the Organizer. To access the Organizer, click Style on the Format menu.

Method 3: Word for Windows, versions 1.x and 2.x Only

Merge the styles from the Normal template into your new template.

REFERENCES

Word 97 for Windows

For more information about the Organizer, click the Office Assistant, type "Organizer," click Search, click "Use settings from another document or template," and then click "Copy styles, AutoText entries, toolbars, or macros to a template."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

For more information about the Organizer, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu, type "Organizer," click Search, click "Copy styles, AutoText entries, toolbars, or macros to a template," and then click the Display button.

Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

For more information about the Organizer, click "Search for Help on" on the Help menu, type "Organizer," click Display, click "Copying styles from a document or template," and then click the Display button.

Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

For more information about the Organizer, click "Search for help on" on the Help menu (this is the button on the menu bar that has a question mark), type "Organizer," click Show Topics, click "Copying styles from a document or template" and then click Go To.

Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c

"Microsoft Word for Windows" Users Guide, page 207

Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a

"Microsoft Word for Windows" User's Reference, page 345

Keywords          : kbtemplate kbusage
Version           : 1.x 2.x 6.x 7.x 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb