Hello Bob,
Using the Organizer, it's simple. You can copy from any number of different
templates or documents into the one you are developing. On my version of
Word the steps are:
1. Tools menu -> Templates and Add-ins.
2. Click the Organizer button, and then click the tab for the items you want
to copy ‹ in this case, "Styles". Navigate to the templates or documents
to/from which you want to copy via the pop-down menus under "Styles
available in". As well as individual styles, you can select multiple items
in the scrolling list.
3. To copy items to or from a different template or file, click Close File
to close the active document and its attached template or to close the
Normal template. Then click Open File, and open the template or file you
want.
4. Click the items you want to copy in either list, and then click Copy.
The styles are now in your document.
In your situation I would also put those styles you're required to use on a
custom toolbar, so that it's easy to get at them. That only takes a couple
of minutes, starting with Tools menu -> Customize. Post back if you need
more details.
Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
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