SECTION 3
Lesson 3.2: Templates

   

 

 

There are two ways to open a pre-defined template in Word. The first way is to click on the Start menu, click on All Programs (or Programs) and click New Office Document. The second way is from within Word, click the File menu and click New. From the New Document task pane on the right, click on my computer… in the templates section (see the picture to the right for an example).

 

 

 

 With either action, this window will open:

 

 

(If you use the Start menu to open this box, you will see more tabs and templates as it shows templates for all the Office programs you have installed.)

 

Once you bring up this window, you can choose a tab. Clicking a tab will show templates of that type in the main white window on the left. Then, you can choose a template by clicking on it to select it. When you select a template, you will see a preview of it on the right hand side of the window:

 

 

You can also use the buttons at the top of the preview window (circled in blue in the sample above) to change how templates are listed. The three options are large icons (which is the default), list, and details.

 

Here is a list of all the templates installed with Word by default:

General
  • Blank Document
  • XML Document
  • Web Page
  • E-mail Message

Legal Pleadings
  • Pleading Wizard

Letters and Faxes

 
  • Business Fax
  • Contemporary Fax
  • Contemporary Letter
  • Elegant Fax
  • Elegant Letter
  • Envelope Wizard
  • Fax Wizard
  • Letter Wizard
  • Mailing Label Wizard
  • Personal Fax
  • Professional Fax
  • Professional Letter
  • Standard Fax

Mail Merge
  • Contemporary Merge Address List
  • Contemporary Merge Fax
  • Contemporary Merge Letter
  • Elegant Merge Address List
  • Elegant Merge Fax
  • Elegant Merge Letter
  • Plain Merge Letter
  • Professional Merge Address List
  • Professional Merge Fax
  • Professional Merge Letter

Memos
  • Contemporary Memo
  • Elegant Memo
  • Memo Wizard
  • Professional Memo

Other Documents
  • Agenda Wizard
  • Batch Conversion Wizard
  • Calendar Wizard
  • Contemporary Resume
  • Elegant Resume
  • Professional Resume
  • Resume Wizard

Publications
  • Brochure
  • Directory
  • Manual
  • Thesis

Reports
  • Contemporary Report
  • Elegant Report
  • Professional Report

 

So, once you have one of these templates selected, click OK. The template will open in Word so you can edit it.