Can I "branch" a template for a new doc type?

[christophercbrewster via OfficeKB.com]

I've been using a template for a group of documents but now realize one
subgroup is different and needs its own separate template. Can I copy the
template with a new name and attach it to these documents? What kind of scary
hidden dependencies can I expect?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There should be no problem with this.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Jay Freedman]

Yes, you can do exactly that. The only "scary hidden dependency" or
anything like that is to make sure the "Automatically update styles"
box in the Templates & Add-Ins dialog is unchecked except when you
specifically want to update the document's styles to use different
definitions from the newly attached template.

For a good discussion of this, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/attachtemplate/index.html
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/templaterelations/index.html

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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