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Can not change the old template on documents
Hello I must change the template of some old documents. I have a new template, .dotx, and some .docx documents which already have a template. How can I do it? Tools -> Templates --- Attach... -> Au...
That is not how templates work in Word. See: What happens when I attach a new template to my document? or How do I copy content and settings from a template to a document? by Shauna Kelly MVP and What is the relationship between a Microsoft Word document and its template?
When you attach a template, your document has access to resources from the new template but this does not make any changes to layout or text.
- Try creating a new document based on the template.
- Then copy the contents of your original document and paste into the new document.
See also, my page: Templates in Microsoft Word (https://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm)
By the way, you do NOT want to leave the option to update styles from template checked. What happens when I send my document to someone else? Will Word mess up my formatting? by Shauna Kelly, MVP