Problem with importing styles from template with AutoOpen?

[New Daddy]

Although I maintain different templates for different types of writing, keeping Styles consistent over different documents attached to the same template has always been a challenge.

To solve this issue, I'm thinking of writing an AutoOpen macro (or hopefully find someone willing to write one) that will import all styles -- upon consent from the user, of course -- from the attached template when the user opens a document.

Is such macro feasible under VBA? Is there any problem with this kind of approach?

[HansV]

There is no need to use code. You can set up a document to automatically update its styles from the attached template:
- On the Developer tab of the ribbon, in the Templates group, click Document Template.
- In the Templates tab of the Templates and Add-Ins dialog, tick the check box "Automatically update document styles".
- Click OK.

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[New Daddy]

There is no need to use code. You can set up a document to automatically update its styles from the attached template:
- On the Developer tab of the ribbon, in the Templates group, click Document Template.
- In the Templates tab of the Templates and Add-Ins dialog, tick the check box "Automatically update document styles".
- Click OK.

I always get confused about that function. I thought "Automatically update document styles" is to reflect style changes made in the DOCUMENT on the TEMPLATE. Your description sounds like the function of that option is actually the other way around. Maybe I was mistaken.

[HansV]

See Automatically Update Document Styles Setting.

[New Daddy]

Thanks!