“Templates”

“Word” provides us with a number of pre-formatted “Documents” called “Templates”.
This is useful when we want to create forms, faxes, memos or other “Documents” quickly.
All we need to do is to enter our personal information in certain subjects and we have a professional looking “Document”.
To get these “Templates” (“Templates“), we click on “File” (“File“) – “New” (“New“) in the menu bar.
This opens the “Task pane” in the versions 2003 and XP.
In the “Task pane” in the “New from Template” (“New from Template“), Click the link “General Templates” (“General Templates“).

In the ’97 and 2003 versions, choose “File” (“File“) – “New” (“New“) in the menu bar.
This opens the “New” dialog.
In this dialog we can click the tabs to see the various “Wizards” and “Templates”.
In both versions, click the tab that best suits the type of “Document” you want to make.
What is a “Wizard”? We will see later in this lesson, a “magic wand” appears in the icon.

To create a “Template” or a “Wizard”, we double-click the icon.

As you see in the above “Template”, we have text boxes that we have to fill in personal information.
We can also customize this format information from ordinary text.
When you’re done with filling in your information to this “Document”, click “Save As …”.
That’s all you need to do when you use “Templates”.

“Wizards”

“Wizards” are another easy way to create “Documents”.
We open “Wizards” (the icon with the “magic wand“) in the same way as the “Templates”, by double-clicking.
The only difference between “Wizards” and “Templates” is that “Wizards” start a dialog in which we enter our information.

Clicking the “Next” (“Next“) button brings us to the next window.
Not all questions need to be answered.
Click “Finish” when you’re done.

It is important to know that not every “Wizard” works this way.
Some just give us a pop-up window where we must choose, eg the “Label Wizard”.

When you have completed the “Wizard”, you must still enter your personal information and you can also change the formatting.
Finally save the “Document” as you would save any another “Document”.

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