MS Word export of the documentation
Documentations can be exported into an editable .docx format Word file. The export itself is a complete process, which means every table, picture, and appendices will be exported. The Microsoft Word export function can be found in the documentation module’s Document menu, under the Export submenu.
After pressing the Microsoft Word button, the Documentation export dialogue will appear:
On the dialogue, the path of the exported file has to be given, by browsing it with the 
button. It is available (and required) to choose a Template for the exported document. Templates are a collection of styling settings, which will be applied to the exported Word file. By default, a Consteel template is provided in the installation package, and it contains the same styling settings as the main Consteel documentation. By selecting the Use Consteel template, and pressing the OK button, Consteel will generate a Word file of your documentation, which is the same in content and is as close as it can be in styling as the original one. Custom templates can also be used, please check chapter Create custom templates to know more!
When opening an exported documentation in Word for the first time, the table of content has to be refreshed, by right clicking on the heading of the table and selecting the Update field command:
Creating custom templates for MS Word Export
As it was mentioned in the previous chapter, the installation package of Consteel contains a default template, which is filled up with the same styling settings, as the main documentation. This template can be found in the installation folder of Consteel, which is “C:\Program Files\Consteel 13\Data\Export\Consteel.dotx” by default.
If a new template, with customized styling settings is desired to be created, the Consteel.dotx file should be copied first. After opening the copied file, the change in stylings can be performed in the Styles dialogue of MS Word:
After the settings are made, the file should be saved in .dotx format (as the original was), and it can be used for word exports in the future.
