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Subject:Re: can you create table "styles" in MSword From:DHICKEY -at- ALIS -dot- COM Date:Thu, 19 Aug 1999 17:37:25 -0400
Greetings!
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ellen Lidington [mailto:elidington -at- NETSCAPE -dot- NET]
>> Can any of you MSWord experts tell me if you can create table
>> "styles" like paragraph styles. I am trying to create a corporate
standard
> Try creating your table and making it an AutoText entry. Then
> all you have to do is train your users to insert autotext
> instead of insert table to add the standard table.
That works, but it can be tricky..
Why not create a macro that creates the table and formats everything for
you? Then you can create a toolbar that contains a button with the macro on
it and attach this toolbar to your template? Then you're users only need to
place the cursor and click the button and >poof< instant table!
If you need help setting this macro and button/toolbar thing up, get back to
me.
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Be seeing you,
Dave
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