Re: [libreoffice-users] Customizing styles and keeping them in templates in Writer?

Have you set your template as your default template?

On Linux: Files/Templates/Manage Templates. Probably similar on Windows.

On 11/24/23 14:22, bunk3m wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm using LO 7.6.2.1 on Win11 and Mac.
>
> I can't get the styles to work and stick in templates.  I've used styles
> and templates in MS Word for 30 years before switching to LO in the past 5
> years.  I've read the help, Writer User Guide and Designing with LO 2nd Ed.
> and apparently have missed something conceptual as I can't get the styles
> to stick within the templates.
>
> I've created the styles in blank documents and then saved the document as a
> template.I expected that the paragraph, font, list formats & styles that I
> created would be saved in the template and reusable in subsequent documents
> created from the templates.
>
> But when I use the templates to create a new document, none of the
> previously created styles are there.  I find I have to recreate all the
> styles again as they aren't anywhere within the template.  So far it's been
> a colossal waste of time.
>
> I've found that all the "Youtube University" and User Guides are
> superficial when it comes to styles.  My goal is to set up a set of
> corporate styles that can be used by numerous people in our organization to
> ensure consistency.
>
> Can someone direct me to some more detailed documentation on how the styles
> are supposed to work?  Perhaps with some more detailed documentation I can
> figure out what or how these are supposed to work ... or file a bug reports.
>
> Thank you in advance.
> B.
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