I have a 200+ page document with many custom styles. I want to create individual files for each of the chapters and maintain the styles from one location, using a template.

So here's what I did: Create a new template called "MyTemplate" with all the styles, etc.... Break up each chapter into their own individual document and attach the new "MyTemplate" so that the styles can be controlled from one location.

To create the individual files I created a new document based on "MyTemplate" and copy/paste a chapter from the original document.

The problem is: When I go into MyTemplate and modify a font-size of a style this change is not reflected in the new file, even though "Automatically update document styles" is checked in "Templates and Add-ins. Any idea why??? Thanks

Using Word 2011 for MAC.