Document Templates

Owned by James Preston (Unlicensed)
Last updated: 26 Feb, 2018
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The college uses a set of document templates to ensure that all communications are presented in a consistent manner. As both Office 2010 and Office 2016 are deployed in the college this guide covers both.

Word Documents

Office 2010

With Word open click File.

Click New > My templates.

Select either Letterhead or Official Document and then click OK.

A new document will open with the correct formatting settings.

Office 2016

Launch Word, from the new document window (you can also access this by clicking File > New) click Shared.

Select Letterhead or Offical Document.

If you have any personalised templates, the Shared tab may appear as Custom, if this is the case select Custom > Templates for the default Letterhead and Offical Document templates or Custom Office Templates for your personal ones.

A new document will open with the correct formatting settings.

PowerPoint Documents

Office 2010

With PowerPoint open click File.

Select New > My templates.

Select A3 Poster or A3 Poster longer title and click OK.

A new document will open with the correct formatting settings.

Office 2016

Launch PowerPoint, from the new document window (you can also access this by clicking File > New) click Shared.

Select A3 Poster or A3 Poster longer title.
Click Create.
A new document will open with the correct formatting settings.

Creating a personal Word template

Office 2016

Make any changes to a default template as required then click File.

Select Save As > Browse.

From the Save as type drop down select Word Template (*.dotx).

Note that the save path has changed to your Custom Office Templates folder, do not change this.

Enter a descriptive name as the File name and then click Save.