What Is The Purpose Of Templates?

Lesson 23: Using a Template

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Introduction

Lesson 23

A template is a predesigned document you can use to create documents quickly without having to call back about formatting. With a template, many of the larger document blueprint decisions such as margin size, font style and size, and spacing are predetermined. In this lesson, you will acquire how to create a new certificate with a template and insert text into it.

Creating a new document with a template

Templates can help you create a more professional and visually appealing document. With Word's big selection of templates, you'll likely notice one to suit your purpose—whether you lot're creating a business card or a uncomplicated award certificate. To use templates, yous'll need to know how to create a new document with a template and how to insert text into the template.

To insert a template:

Click the File tab to go to Backstage view.
Select New. The New Document pane appears.
Click Sample templates to cull a built-in template, or select an Office.com template category to download a template.
The New Document pane
Select the desired template, and then click Create. A new document will appear using the template you take selected.
Selecting a template

Utilize caution when downloading Function.com templates. Some of them are uploaded by people not affiliated with Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee that these templates are free from viruses or defects. For these templates, you'll run across a warning message before downloading them.

Warning message for a non-Microsoft template Alarm message for a non-Microsoft template

Inbound information into a template

To insert text into a template:

Templates include placeholder text that is surrounded by brackets. To personalize your certificate, you'll need to replace the placeholder text with your own text.

Some templates simply use regular text as the placeholder text, rather than the traditional placeholder text with brackets. In these cases, delete the text and type in your own text.

Click the text y'all want to replace. The text will appear highlighted, and a template tag will appear.
Inserting text into a template
Enter some text. It will replace the placeholder text.

For some fields, there's a drop-downward arrow you tin use to select information rather than type it. For example, a date field will show a calendar then you lot tin choose the engagement more hands.

Selecting a date for a date field Selecting a date for a appointment field

To modify prefilled information:

In some templates, your name or initials will be automatically added. This is known as prefilled information. If your name or initials are incorrect, you lot'll demand to change them in Word Options.

Click the File tab to go to Backstage view.
Click the Options button. The Word Options dialog box appears.
Enter the user name and/or initials in the General section, then click OK.
User proper noun and initials

If you are using a public figurer, such every bit one at a library, you may not want to alter these settings.

Challenge!

Create a new document using a template.
Enter some text into the template.
Modify the user name and initials for your version of Discussion if you are using a home computer.
Save the certificate.

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