Creating Microsoft Templates
This article will guide you through creating templates in microsoft word application. The whole excersice will take maximum 5 minutes for people doing it the first time.
To create a
new template document please follow the 10 steps listed below:
1. On the
File menu please first select
New option.
2. In the
New Document task pane , under
Templates, click On
my computer. Task pane ia a window within an Office program that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.
3. Click a template that is similar to the one you want to create, click
Template under
Create New, and then click
OK.
4. On the
File menu, click
Save As.
5. In the
Save as type box, click
Document Template. This file type will already be selected if you are saving a file that you created as a template. Template ia a file or files that contain the structure and tools for shaping such elements as the style and page layout of finished files. For example, Word templates can shape a single document, and FrontPage templates can shape an entire Web site.
6. The default folder is the
Templates folder in the
Save in box. To save the template so that it will appear on a tab other than
General, switch to the corresponding subfolder or create a new subfolder within the
Templates folder.
7. In the
File name box, type a name for the new template, and then click
Save.
8. In the new template, add the text and graphics you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template, and delete any items you don't want to appear.
9. Make the changes you want to the margin settings, page size and orientation, styles, and other formats.
10. On the
Standard toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.), click
Save , and then click
Close on the File menu.
source: Microsoft Help Guide
published: 2008-07-01 11:32:10
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