I have to chime in here to say that among other things, I have to write elaborate document automation systems in Word which make use of templates. They can be a great time saver for those who are well-versed in Word, but I wouldn't recommend a beginner start trying to use them. I've seen to many folks get really frustrated with their efforts at templates. A template is basically just a copy of a document, that you've got just the way you want, and which you intend to use as a starting point for many other documents. Once you create a document from a template, you've made a copy, so nothing you do when changing the document changes the original template (as Judith pointed out). This doesn't apply to your normal.dot template, which is somewhat different. This means that in order to change a template, you've got to learn enough about templates to know how to do it (because it's not obvious). Still, for those who want to spend the time learning about them, here's a tutorial on Word templates for beginners: http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm hth, Chip Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) _____ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Judith Bron Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:03 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: want help with headers in Word 2000 I don't think so Debbie. First of all, if you hav a template with your name, address etc. the template wont change if you decide to change your name on one template to Jane Doe. Every time you bring down that template you will still be Debbie Kessler. As for headers on a template, if you save it once it remains in that template until you decide to delete said template. HTH, Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: Debbie Kessler <mailto:jessesgirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 1:37 AM Subject: Re: want help with headers in Word 2000 Now there is something I could use to save me time and yet hardly use them, those templates. Do I simply save a blank document template and insert the header information? Then when I save the document, the new information would become the new header? Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: Francis Daniels <mailto:fdaniels@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 11:12 AM Subject: Re: want help with headers in Word 2000 Hi Debbie, That's an excellent suggestion. Having the file name on the document is a great way to keep track of documents. You can have that set to a template, so when you open a new document using this template, the header is already in place. Thanks! Francis