There is very little information in the MS documentation that comes with MS Office to describe how to build or customize templates. Does anyone know of a decent book(s), pamphlet, web page, or any other source of detailed instructions for building and debuging Word templates?
An example of a problem I have had is as follows:
I took the memo template that comes with Word and modified it to include drop-down fields for the “To:”, “CC:” and “From:” fields. The template worked initially but then I tried to modify the free text filed for the body of the memo. After several failed attempts I gave up. Subsequent to those attempts, the drop-down boxes in those fields still “drop-down” after I have built the memo and protected the document.
I have been unble to correct this situation. I have been unable to find a decent source of information on Word templates. I bought Woody Leonards book “Word 97 Annoyances” and “Hacker’s guide to MS Word” but even these tomes fall short when it comes to templat