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Author Message David G. Axt, CCS, CSI ,SCIP Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 1746 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2019 - 06:57 pm:    I know MasterWorks pretty well but need an expert to help me figure out how to properly format a document. My client gave me a document to follow. Thanks. David G. Axt, CCS, CSI, SCIP Specifications Consultant Axt Consulting LLC Don Harris CSI, CCS, CCCA, AIA Senior Member Username: don_harris Post Number: 317 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2019 - 02:00 pm:    First thing I would try is assigning MasterSpec style names to the new document and make a .dot template file and then write a macro to attach the template to a file, similar to the following: Sub GetstylesUMB() ' ' getstylesUMB Macro ' Macro recorded 04/12/16 by DHarris ' With ActiveDocument .UpdateStylesOnOpen = True .AttachedTemplate = _ "C:\Users\dharris\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\UMBformat.dot" End With End Sub Obviously, change the template location and filename to your own. Hope this helps. Jeffrey Wilson CSI CCS SCIP Senior Member Username: wilsonconsulting Post Number: 265 Registered: 03-2006 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2019 - 06:05 pm:    Perhaps I don't understand the question, since the answer seems simple: I always use the Format Wizard in MasterWorks, which lets you create a client-specific or project-specific format and apply it to each section as it's edited. Once created, the format is retained by name for future use or modification. Jeffrey Wilson CCS CSI SCIP Wilson Consulting Inc Ardmore PA David G. Axt, CCS, CSI ,SCIP Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 1747 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2019 - 04:41 pm:    Jeffrey, I have been fooling around with MasterWorks for a while now and can't figure out a few of the features. May I call you to discuss? Thanks. David G. Axt, CCS, CSI, SCIP Specifications Consultant Axt Consulting LLC Jeffrey Wilson CSI CCS SCIP Senior Member Username: wilsonconsulting Post Number: 266 Registered: 03-2006 Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2019 - 05:09 pm:    Sure, David -- I sent my number in a LinkedIn message. Hope you can wait until next week. Jeffrey Wilson CCS CSI SCIP Wilson Consulting Inc Ardmore PA