Create a document template

Create a new template in Microsoft Word 2002

  1. Do one of the following:

    Base a new template on an existing Word document

    1. On the Word File menu, click Open.
    2. Open the document you want.

    Base a new template on an existing Word template.

    1. On the Word File menu, click New.
    2. In the New Document task pane, under New from template, click General Templates.
    3. Click a template that is similar to the one you want to create, click Template under Create New, and then click OK.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. In the Save as type box, click Document Template.
  4. The default folder is the Templates folder in the Save in box. To save the template so that it will appear on a tab other than General, switch to the corresponding subfolder within the Templates folder.
  5. In the File name box, type a name for the new template, and then click Save.
  6. Make any changes you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template.
  7. On the File menu, click Save.

Create a new template in Microsoft Publisher 2002.

  1. In Publisher, create or open the publication you want to use as a template.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. In the Save as type box, click Publisher Template.
  4. In the File name box, type a name for the new template, and then click Save.
  5. Make any changes you want to appear in all new publications that you base on the template.
  6. On the File menu, click Save.