About using settings from another document or template

You can use macros, AutoText entries, shortcut key combinations, custom toolbars, toolbar settings, and styles that are stored in either the Normal template or the template attached to the document. You can use macros, shortcut key combinations, styles, and custom toolbars from other documents as well.

Attaching a different template

You can attach a different template that has the items you want, and it will replace the currently attached template. You might want to do this, for example, if you originally based your document on the Normal template but now want to use a template with custom styles, macros, or other settings.

Copying settings

You can use settings from another document or template by copying them to the current attached template. You can copy styles, macros, and custom toolbars between templates and documents; you can copy AutoText entries between templates only.

Loading a global template

You can make items stored in another template available to any document by loading that template in Microsoft Word as a global template. Loading a global template does not apply text that's contained in that template.