The Advantages of Using a Template or Wizard

As with basing a new document on an existing one, a major benefit of using a template (or wizard) is that it's fast. If you use a template that includes the standard text that doesn't change from one document to the next , you can avoid the tedium of typing this text yourself.

Another benefit of using templates is that the formatting is handled for you. Professionals who know how to use Word's formatting features to their best advantage designed the templates that come with Word. With the help of templates, you can produce documents with sophisticated formatting that you haven't yet learned how to apply yourself (although by the end of this book, you will know how to apply most of the formatting included in Word's templates).

Templates also enable you to create a consistent look for all of your documents. This is especially helpful in an office, where you can use templates to standardize the letters , memos, reports , and so on that you and your coworkers generate.