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:
- Select File > New... from the menu bar.
The New dialogue window appears. Use this window to create both DOC and DOT documents.
- Select the Template radio button in the Create New area on the lower right of the window.
- Click OK.
Word creates a new file. The default file name for a new template is Template1.
- Create the styles you want to use in the template.
- Modify any existing styles you want to keep in the template.
- Delete any existing styles you do not want to keep in the template.
- 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).