Document.CopyStylesFromTemplate Method

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Copies styles from the specified template to a document.

Syntax

expression.CopyStylesFromTemplate(Template)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Document object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Template Required String The template file name.

Remarks

When styles are copied from a template to a document, like-named styles in the document are redefined to match the style descriptions in the template. Unique styles from the template are copied to the document. Unique styles in the document remain intact.

Example

This example copies the styles from the active document's template to the document.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  ActiveDocument.CopyStylesFromTemplate _
    Template:=ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate.FullName

This example copies the styles from the Sales96.dot template to Sales.doc.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Documents("Sales.doc").CopyStylesFromTemplate _
    Template:="C:\MSOffice\Templates\Sales96.dot"

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