Templates are files that help you design interesting, compelling, and professional-looking documents. All the formatting is complete; you add what you want to them. Examples are resumes, invitations, and newsletters. You can modify a sheet, workbook, or existing template, and then save it as your very own custom template.
Do any of the following:
 | Create a new template based on a document |
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Open the document.
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Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template.
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On the File menu, click Save As.
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On the Format pop-up menu, click Word Template (.dotx).
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In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates.
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On the File menu, click Close.
 | Tip To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder. |
| Create a new template based on another template |
You can customize an existing template to make it even more useful. Add static information to the existing template, then save the file again (as a template).
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On the Standard toolbar, click New from template 
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In the left navigation pane, under TEMPLATES, click All.
 | Note If you can't find a template, you can search for a template based on keywords in the Search box. |
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Click a template that is similar to the one that you want to create, and then click Choose.
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Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template.
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On the File menu, click Save As.
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On the Format pop-up menu, click Word Template (.dotx).
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In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates.
| Tip To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder. |
| Start with a template to create a new document |
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On the Standard toolbar, click New from template .
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In the left navigation pane, under TEMPLATES, click My Templates.
| Note If you created folders to organize your templates, the folders display under My Templates. You need to click the folder to see the templates. |
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Click the template that you created, and then click Choose.
