MS Word 2010 working with templates

Copying a template / style / table from one document (or template) to an open file.

1) Open the Template Organizer
2) Close the active "other file" and open the file / template to copy from
3) Select the styles to copy - these can include text styles, or tables. Copy each style from the template to the current file, overwriting if necessary.

Scenario:
I have a project template (of styles) that I keep updated, and many files that use this template.  Once updated in one file, the changes are not carried across automatically to other files.
for example, let's say I changed a table template - title color, font, and 'keep with next' - and I saved it to the template.
Once I open another file that was written in the same template, the style remains the old version...
So.... I access the Template Organizer
        Developer --> Document template --> Organizer
        close the file on the right (normal.dotm)
        open the template that has the changes I made
        shift over the required styles
         Close the organizer.