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Automatically update document styles
So this might come across as daft, but I have an issue with style sheets and existing documents I'd have thought that selecting this option, when applying a style to an existing document, would forc...
Check the box under Document Template under the Developer Tab to automatically update styles upon opening.
This will overwrite style definitions for styles of the same name in the document. It will not change any styles in the document that do not exist in the template.
It must have the template other than Normal attached. This can be problematic if your template is not available. See What happens when I send my document to someone else? Will Word mess up my formatting? by Shauna Kelly, MVP.
You could also consider using [Quick] Style Sets.
- These only cover styles which are in the [Quick] Styles Gallery.
- If the Style Set is updated, you would need to re-apply it under the Design tab.
- You can use these with your templates to make formatting in the various templates more uniform.