Templates

Templates are a useful feature of Microsoft Word that helps dictate the look and format of a document.

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Templates

Templates are a useful feature of Microsoft Word that helps dictate the look and format of a document.

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LIBRARY AND LEARNING SERVICES STUDY GUIDE | TEMPLATES

www.2.eit.ac.nz/library/OnlineGuides/Templates.pdf

Templates
Templates are a useful feature of Microsoft Word that helps dictate the look and format of a document.
If you are wanting to create a specific type of document, you can either use a pre-made template, and
customise it to your needs, or create your own template that can then be used repeatedly.

Using a Pre-Made Template

Microsoft has a template library that you are able to browse through, and then select a template.
Click on File

Click on New
LIBRARY AND LEARNING SERVICES STUDY GUIDE | TEMPLATES
www.2.eit.ac.nz/library/OnlineGuides/Templates.pdf

Search for the type of template you wish to use, or browse through the Featured templates

For example, if you were looking for a brochure template, type Brochure into the search bar and select
the best option
LIBRARY AND LEARNING SERVICES STUDY GUIDE | TEMPLATES
www.2.eit.ac.nz/library/OnlineGuides/Templates.pdf

Click on the appropriate one << Click Create

The template will then open up in a new document

LIBRARY AND LEARNING SERVICES STUDY GUIDE | TEMPLATES
www.2.eit.ac.nz/library/OnlineGuides/Templates.pdf

You can then edit the text and change design aspects such as colour or font as you would on any other
document.
If you were to go to Design << Themes << Pick a new theme

The font and colours will then change

When you go to save it, it will save in the same manner that an ordinary Word document would, and will
save in the .docx format
LIBRARY AND LEARNING SERVICES STUDY GUIDE | TEMPLATES
www.2.eit.ac.nz/library/OnlineGuides/Templates.pdf

Creating Your Own Template

If you have a specific document format or design that you like to use, you can create a template with
these settings that will be handy for repeated use.
Open up a Blank New Document

Go through the document and change the features to your preferred settings.
For example, some different ways to customise it could be:
Design tab << Themes
Design tab << Colour
Design tab << Font

Or pick a different Heading Style

Or set some Custom Margins

And change the Orientation

LIBRARY AND LEARNING SERVICES STUDY GUIDE | TEMPLATES
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Saving Your Own Template

Once you have made your changes, click File << Save << This PC

Give the file a relevant name

In the Save as Type: dropdown box, select the Word Template (*.dotx) type. This will then immediately
take you to the Custom Office Templates folder.

However, you do not want to save it there as this is on the C: Drive and will not be permanently saved.
Navigate back to your H: Drive and go to the folder where you wish to save it
Click on Save
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Opening Your Own Template

To create a new document base off this template, you must navigate to where the template is saved in
your folder, and open it. It will launch as a new, blank document (e.g. Document1) that will have the
same settings already selected.