When you start Word, a blank document opens based on a default template. The default template defines the page margins, default font, and other settings. Instead of using the default template, you can create your own template. A custom template can store text, styles, formatting, macros, and page information for use in other documents. Start with a predefined Word template, or use one you created. Quickly try a new look by attaching a different template to your current document. The attached template's styles replace the styles in your document. Save a Document as a Template -
| Open a new or existing document. | -
| Add any text, graphics, and formatting you want to appear in all documents based on this template. Adjust margin settings and page size, and create new styles as necessary. | -
| Click the File menu, and then click Save As. | -
| Click the Save As Type list arrow, and then click Document Template. | -
| Make sure the Templates folder (usually located in the Microsoft Office folder in the Programs folder) or one of its subfolders appears in the Save In box. | -
| Type a name for the new template. | -
Click Save. You can open the template and make and save other changes just as you would in any other document. See Also See " Creating a New File " on page 8 for information on creating a new file using a template. | Attach a Template to an Existing Document -
| Open the document to which you want to apply a new template. | -
| Click the Format menu, click Theme, and then click Style Gallery. | -
| Click a template name to preview it. | -
| Click OK to add the template styles to the document. | Load an Add-In -
| Click the Tools menu, and then click Templates And Add-Ins. | -
| Click the add-in you want to load. | -
| To add one to the list, click Add, switch to the folder that contains the add-in, click the Files Of Type list arrow, select Word Add-Ins, click the add-in, and then click Click OK. | -
| Click OK. | Did You Know? You are probably using the Normal template . By default, all Word documents use the Normal template, which formats text in 12-point Times New Roman and offers three different heading styles. | |