The process of editing a template is similar to the process of editing a regular document. There is only a slight difference in the need to open a template, not a document. On the one hand, the difference is really small, but on the other hand, it is still noticeable, because a template is still not a document.
Instructions
Step 1
Select the command File -> Save. On the screen, we should see the "Create Document" task pane.
Step 2
Select the desired template from the list or click on the link "On my computer" to open the template from the hard drive. But in fact, we are not opening a template, but a new document based on it. That is, we use the link to the template, and not the template itself.
Step 3
Making changes. As noted above, the template is edited in the same way as any other document. Just do not forget that we are not dealing with a document, but with a template. Therefore, all changes to the text or styles will lead to changes in the template, and then saved on the hard drive, as the same template.
Step 4
Next, we save the changed template by choosing the File -> Save As command. We assign a new name to it, then the original template will remain unchanged. Then in the drop-down list of "Files of type" select the value "Document template" and click on the "Save" button.
Step 5
It is often more expedient to change an already existing template according to the method described above than to search for the required template on the hard drive. The fact is that the places where Word stores document templates are not so easy to find, because the place was not chosen very well. In Windows XP, all user data is stored in the Documents and Settings folder. It contains another folder - Application Data. It is in this folder that many applications save user-specific data.
Step 6
If you want to find the template you want, find the Microsoft folder first, and then find a folder called Templates. The folder address looks like this: C: / Documents and Settings / Users_Name / Application Data / Microsoft / Templates, where Users_Name is the name of the currently active user.
