Microsoft Word Tips
and Tricks
Create Your Own Custom Word Templates
If you don't like Arial font, you never need to
use it again, even when writing a new document in Word
version 2002. You can create a template of your favorite
font styles and sizes and use it whenever you want—it's
nearly as easy as creating a new document. For example, you
can create a document template in which Comic Sans, not
Arial, is the default font.
To
create a custom template:
1.
On the
View menu, select Task Pane.
2.
If the
New Document task pane is not visible, select it from
the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the task
pane.
3.
In the
New Document task pane, click General Templates.
4.
In the
Templates dialog box that appears, select the
General tab, and click Blank Document once to
select it (this will be the base for your new template).
5.
Under
the Create New section, click Template, and
then click OK.
6.
In the
new template, add any text and graphics you want to appear
in all new documents that you base on the template, and
delete any items you don't want to appear.
7.
Make
the changes you want to the margin settings, page size and
orientation, styles, and other formats. For example, change
the font to Comic Sans.
8.
On the
File menu, click Save, give your template a
name, and then click Close on the File menu.
Your new, customized template will then be available as a
choice under General Templates in the New Document task
pane.
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