Word

Creating Templates

You can create templates in Word that you can then use to format any of your documents. Word saves templates as DOT files. The process for creating a template is similar to that of creating a normal document.

Tip
Before you create a template, you really should read Creating a Template – The Basics (Part I) and Creating a Template (Part II) from the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) site. These articles explain how Word handles/mishandles templates. These articles really help me a lot.

To create templates:

  1. Select File > New... from the menu bar.

    The New dialogue window appears. Use this window to create both DOC and DOT documents.

  2. Select the Template radio button in the Create New area on the lower right of the window.
  3. Click OK.

    Word creates a new file. The default file name for a new template is Template1.

  4. Create the styles you want to use in the template.
  5. Modify any existing styles you want to keep in the template.
  6. Delete any existing styles you do not want to keep in the template.
  7. Select File > Save As... from the menu bar to save the template as you would save a normal file when you're finished.

    Make sure you save the file with the DOT extension (not the DOC extension).

 


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