Create a New Document or Database by Using a Wizard or Template

To create a new document or database from a wizard or template, click the Windows Start button and then click New Office Document. The New dialog box appears, containing wizards and templates for Office applications. (Note that Microsoft Access has wizards but not templates.) If you click New (File menu) in an individual application, you will see wizards or templates for only that application. You can also create a new document by using an existing document as a template. For more information, see Save Your Own Documents as Templates.

Caution   Don’t use the Open Office Document command on the Windows Start menu to open a template. If you do, any changes you make are made to the original template. Instead, always click New Office Document on the Windows Start menu to create new documents based on templates.

Need to combine information from different Office applications?   Use one of the Microsoft Office Binder templates. Binder templates provide a starting point for typical tasks in which documents from different applications are used together. For more information, see Store and Organize Related Project Files in a Binder. Create “custom applications” by using templates   In Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word, templates can provide custom toolbars, macros, menus, commands, and other special settings to create a customized application environment.

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Want to know more?   Look up Getting Results - About Documents and Databases in Help.

Built-in Templates and Wizards Covered in This Book

For more information on templates and wizards, see the following:

Microsoft Word

  Write a Business Letter.

  Create Letterhead and Matching Envelopes.

  Create a Memo.

  Create a Fax Cover Sheet and Send a Fax.

  Create a Newsletter.

  Create a Resume and Cover Letter.

  Create an Online Manual.

Microsoft Excel

  Create a Form for Online Invoices.

Microsoft PowerPoint

  Customize the Appearance of Your Presentation.

Microsoft Access (Database Wizard)

  Catalog Your Music Collection.

  Track Your Business Contacts in Microsoft Access.

  Track Orders in a Shared Database.

  Record Your Home Assets.

Microsoft Office Binder

  Use Office Applications Together.