Modify a Template
When you modify a template, the changes affect any new documents that you create based on
the template. The content of existing documents is not affected by changes you make to the
templates that the documents are based on.
1. Go to the File menu, and choose Open, and then locate and open the template that you
want to modify. By default, templates (including Normal.dot) are stored in C:\Documents
and Settings\user name \Application Data\Microsoft\Templates.
If no templates are listed in the Open dialog box, click the arrow next to the Files of
type box below, and then click Document Templates (*.dot).
2. Make changes to any of the template's text, graphics, styles, formatting, macros,
AutoText entries, toolbars, menu settings, and shortcut keys.
3. On the Standard toolbar click Save .
Delete a Template
To delete a template, you must
follow the path to the Templates
folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\user
name \Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates
Once you have the Templates
folder open, select the template
you wish to delete and press the
Delete key on your keyboard.
Tips:
• Create templates which use different styles
• Use Updating fields such as date and time
• Create templates for different page set ups (eg landscape, unusual margins, etc)
• Create large table templates
Attach Template
It is possible to attach a different template to a document. This allows styles to be updated
according to the new template.
1. Open your document and go to the Tools menu
2. Select Templates and Add-Ins
3. Click the Attach button and select a template and then click Open
4. Tick the automatically update document styles checkbox to select it and click OK
A new template will be attached to your document and styles and other settings will be
automatically changed to those saved within the template.
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