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.

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