Doing so will apply the template's formatting to your document. Method 5. If you want to create a template from an existing document, double-click the document itself and skip to the "edit your document" step. Click the "Blank document" template. It's in the upper-left side of the Word window. Edit your document. Any formatting changes you make e. If you're creating a template from an existing document, you might not need to edit anything. It's a tab in the upper-left side of the page. Click Save As.
This option is near the top of the File pop-out window. Select a save location. Double-click a save folder or location here to set it as the template's storage spot. Enter a name for your template. Type in the name you want to use for your template. Click the "Save as type" drop-down box.
It's below the file name text box. Click Word Template. This option is near the top of the drop-down menu. You can also click Word Macro-Enabled Template here if you put macros in your document.
Click Save. It's in the bottom-right side of the window. Doing so saves your template. You'll be able to apply the template to other documents if you want to. Method 6. Click the New tab. It's in the upper-left side of the home page. If there isn't a home page, click the File tab and then click New from Template first. Click the "Blank Document" template. It's a white box. This will create a new Word document. It's a menu item in the top-left side of the page.
Click Save As Template. You'll see this option in the File drop-down menu. Click the "File Format" drop-down box. It's near the bottom of the window. Click Microsoft Word template. This option is in the drop-down menu, and has the ". You can also select Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled template if you put macros in your document.
It's the blue button at the bottom of the window. Doing so will save your template. Loading comment The comment will be refreshed after To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.
I get an error message; the template is not valid. Hi Larry, Would you like tell us more about the error message?
The more detailed you describe the error, the faster we can understand and solve it. I have created a document based on a template. Later on, I made some changes in the template. How can I update my document and apply the changes? Hi Jatinder, You can follow the same steps introduced in this article to update the template in you document.
You can change this to an other existing template by clicking the Attach Button an choose the new template. To apply the styles, check the "Automatically update document styles" You're done. I have a simple solution to at least have the base lines of your attachments. That should be it : Hope it helps. Hi Ryan, Thanks for your comment and advice. The new method seems not work in my Office work environments.
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From there, you use a Word template just like you would with any other document. Edit, save, print, track changes, and more. When it comes to basic editing, start with an open document. Make your changes and edits. Save and close. When it comes to editing a template and resaving it as a new template, there are a few more steps. Note that you can do this on desktop versions of Microsoft Word, but not the web app.
Microsoft has pretty extensive documentation. Here are the basics to get started:.
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