How to create a MS-Word template and set it up to be used from a network 
location
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Resources:
  - http://cybertext.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/word-separate-out-macros-and-attach-them-to-all-documents/

1)  Creating a template file
    - Open MS-Word
    - Without making any changes save this file as a template file
        Start --> Save As --> filename
      Select the file type to be of *.dotm (Word Macro-enabled Template)

2)  Adding Macros, etc. to template file
    If the file is still open from step (1) follow these steps
    - Click the Developer tab
    - Click the Macros button
    - Type a name for a new Macro in the field for 'Macro Name'
      (I'm using ATimeStamp)
    - Click 'Create' and enter the line
        MsgBox "Last Updated:  YYYY-MM-DD"
    - Save the macro and quit VB.

    If the file is not already open you *must* go to the location of the 
    file and run 'File --> Open' or double-click the file name to make any
    changes to the macros file.

3)  Assigning a keyboard short-cut for the new macro
    - Click Start --> Word Options --> Customize
    - Click Customize for Keyboard shortcuts.
    - On the Customize Keyboard dialog box select 'Macros' from the 
      categories list
    - Select the new macro ATimeStamp
    - Click in 'Press new shorcut key' field and press 'Ctrl-;'
    - Make sure the template you're editing is listed in the drop-down box for
      under 'Save changes in'
    - click Assign
    - Click Close
    - Save and close your new macro.dotm document.

4)  Automatically load the Template File
    In order for the new template file to be available to all users whenever 
    Word is opened, the template file has to be located in the Word Startup
    directory.
    Copy the template file to 
      C:\Users\<UserName>\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP
    assuming your system is still using the default location.
    (On Windows XP the default location is 
      C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data
                                      /Microsoft/Word/Startup)
    Otherwise you can check your Startup folder location here:
     Start --> Word Options --> Advanced --> General
    Click 'File Locations' and select 'Startup'.

5)  Change the Startup location to a network folder
    In order to make the template file available for multiple users we need 
    to change the Startup location for each user to point to a network folder
    that will contain the new template.
    Follow instructions under (4) and 
    - Highlight Startup, then
    - click the 'Modify' button and change the directory path to
         L:\OCE\_CROSS\CDR\WordStartup

6)  Change the Permissions
    Any template file containing macros will automatically be disabled by Word
    because loading a macro is a potential security risk.  In order for the 
    macros to be loaded automatically we will need to identify the new STARTUP
    directory as safe.
    - Click Start --> Trust Center tab 
                  --> Trust Center Settings
                  --> Trusted Locations tab
    - Check the checkbox for 'Allow Trusted Locations on my network
    - Click 'Add new location' and add the new WordStartup directory
         L:\OCE\_CROSS\CDR\WordStartup

    Note:
    I was not able to navigate to the network location via the Add new location
    file manager.  I first had to create a mapping for the new directory but 
    maybe the group drive was temporarily unavailable.

7)  Test that everything is working and the macros will be automatically loaded
    by closing MS-Word.
    Open a new document with Word.
    Hit Ctrl-;
    This should bring up the text box with the text:  Last Modified: YYYY-MM-DD

8)  Adding Macros to the new template file.
    If all is well until this point remove all macros from the
    normal.dot template.

9)  Adding keyboard shortcuts
    Open Word Options, select the 'Customize' tab and click the
    button 'Customize' at the bottom next to the 'Keyboard
    shortcuts'.
    - Select 'Macros' in the 'Categories' pane
    - Select the appropriate macro in the 'Macros' page
    - Create the new shortcuts
        Ctrl-Alt-W  for the summary macro 
                    (i.e. Macro_VS or Macro_RH)
                    (Icon Name: Summary Macro)
        Ctrl-Alt-B  for BoardRosterPageBreak 
                    (Icon Name:  Format Board Roster)
    - Click Assign
    - Click Close

10) Assigning Icon
    It's not possible - as far as I know - to assign a macro
    stored on the network to an icon directly.  In this case, create a
    macro with the identical name as the macro you'd like to
    create an icon for.  Save this macro to the normal.dot
    template and create an icon for this macro.
    Now delete the normal.dot macro.  Close Word and open it
    again.  The icon should now be assigned to the macro from the
    network location.