WD: Changing the Memo Wizard Document Formatting

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The Memo Wizard uses three style templates to format the document it creates. The templates are listed in the following tables.

   Word 7.x and Later (Windows and Macintosh):

      Memo Wizard style       Style template
      --------------------------------------

      Contemporary            Contemporary Memo.dot
      Elegant                 Elegant Memo.dot
      Professional            Professional Memo.dot

   Word 6.x:

      Memo Wizard style       Style template
      --------------------------------------

      Classic                 Memo1.dot (Memo1 for Macintosh)
      Contemporary            Memo2.dot (Memo2 for Macintosh)
      Typewriter              Memo3.dot (Memo3 for Macintosh)
				

The wizard primarily uses a limited number of the styles found in each template. By modifying these styles, you can change any character attributes when you create a memo. To accomplish this, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu, click Open. Select the template you want to modify. The templates are stored in one of the following locations:

      Version of Word         Location of template files
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
   
      98 (Macintosh)          Macintosh HD:Microsoft Office 98:Templates:Memos
      97                      Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates
      7.x                     MSOffice\Templates\Other Documents
      6.x (Windows)           Winword\Template
      6.x (Macintosh)         Macintosh HD:Microsoft Word:Templates
   						

   From the Files Of Type list (List Files Of Type list in Word 6.x and Word 98 Macintosh Edition), select Document Templates (*.dot). From the File Name list, select one of the templates, depending on which memo style you want to use.
   
   Click the OPEN or OK (Word 6.x for Windows) button.
2. The following styles are used in the template:

         This style name               Is used for this
         ----------------------------------------------
   
         Document Label                Memorandum text
         Message Header First          Date line
         Message Header                To, From, and Re lines
         Message Header Label          To, From, and Re lines
         Message Header Last           CC line
         Body Text                     Body of the memo
         Company Name (Word 97)        Company Logo
   						

   To modify these styles, click Style on the Format menu. From the List box, choose All Styles. From the Styles list, select the style you want to modify, and click Modify.
3. From the Modify Style dialog box, click to select the Add To Template check box. Click the Format button and, from the list that appears, select any of the formatting options you want to modify. Click OK to return to the Modify Style dialog box. Click OK twice to return to the Style dialog box.
4. Repeat steps 3-4 for each additional style you want to modify.
5. Click Close.
6. Save the template.

The next time you use the Memo Wizard you can select the Memo Style corresponding to the modified template.