WD: Document Cannot Attach to Different Template wth Same Name

ID: Q144348

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you attach a document to a template that exists in the same directory as the document, Word does not allow you to attach a different template with the same name as the current template.

WORKAROUND

Rename the template that resides in the same directory as the document.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Word allows you to change which template is attached to a document. This feature allows you to use certain attributes of other templates in a document. The sharable attributes of templates are Macros, AutoText, Styles, and Toolbars.

Example

If a particular template contains an AutoText entry that you want to use, you can attach that template to the current document. Any AutoText entries are available to insert into the current document.

To attach a different template to the current document:

1. Open the document.

2. From the File menu, click Templates. For Document Template, you will

    notice which template the document is currently attached.

3. Click Attach. Change to the folder where the template you want exists.

    Click the new template. Click OK.

4. Any Macros, AutoText, Styles, or Toolbars that exist in the new

    template are now available for use in the current document.

NOTE: Microsoft Word can have only one template attached to a document at a time. Once the changes are made from the new template, you may want to reattach the previous template back to the current document before saving and closing the file.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbtemplate wordnt word8 macword98 winword word97 ntword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a,97; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: January 22, 1999