How do I apply a template?

[pastrygirl]

I have a few templates defined, but I don't want any of them to be the default template. I'd like to be able to apply them as needed, after I create a blank document, or the option to choose the template when I create a new document. Is there a way to do this? I checked the help and NeoWiki, but didn't find an answer to this particular question.

ETA: I just found how to select a template when creating a new document, but I still don't know how to change the template for an existing document.

Thanks!
Cristina

[Lorinda]

I don't think you can change the template for the existing document. When you create a new document from an existing template, Neo creates a new "normal" document with all the features of the template. To my knowledge, once this is done the new document has no ties to the original template.

You can, however, edit the styles if you need to. You could also import styles from a different template, but you'd have to apply them by hand once you did.

I'm curious, are there office suite programs that let you change templates in an existing document? I've never worked with one that did, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.

Lorinda

[pastrygirl]

Yes, MS Word allows you to do that. It's a nice feature if you happen to update templates later on. I'll look into importing styles. I don't have many, but it might be a shade quicker than redefining them all by hand.

Thanks!