WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:07.330 --> 00:00:12.960 A template is a predesigned page layout that you can use to create new documents with the 00:00:12.960 --> 00:00:15.530 same formatting. 00:00:15.530 --> 00:00:20.680 Templates make it easy for you to create documents because the big design decisions such as page 00:00:20.680 --> 00:00:24.590 layout, fonts, and margins have been made. 00:00:24.590 --> 00:00:31.150 To open an existing template, click the Microsoft Office Button, and select New. 00:00:31.150 --> 00:00:34.460 The New Document dialog box appears. 00:00:34.460 --> 00:00:41.019 Here you can select Blank document to create a document from scratch, or you can look at 00:00:41.019 --> 00:00:42.059 templates. 00:00:42.059 --> 00:00:48.570 Templates are available in two locations - installed on your computer or through the Microsoft 00:00:48.570 --> 00:00:50.820 Office website. 00:00:50.820 --> 00:00:55.530 There are many templates installed with your version of Word and hundreds more available 00:00:55.530 --> 00:00:56.940 online. 00:00:56.940 --> 00:01:00.330 Let's take a quick look at the online templates. 00:01:00.330 --> 00:01:05.689 To access those, all I need to do is click any of the categories under the Microsoft 00:01:05.689 --> 00:01:08.290 Office Online heading. 00:01:08.290 --> 00:01:11.930 As you can see, there are many types of templates. 00:01:11.930 --> 00:01:19.280 We have brochures, calendars, flyers and more. 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:23.650 To look at any category, simply left-click it. 00:01:23.650 --> 00:01:29.110 Word uses your browser to connect to Microsoft Office online and displays the templates that 00:01:29.110 --> 00:01:31.520 are available there. 00:01:31.520 --> 00:01:37.470 Once you find one that you like click Download and follow the instructions that appear. 00:01:37.470 --> 00:01:44.900 To use a template that is already installed on your computer, left-click Installed Templates 00:01:44.900 --> 00:01:47.790 and the templates appear in the window. 00:01:47.790 --> 00:01:55.530 I want to work on my resume, so let's look for a resume template that we like. 00:01:55.530 --> 00:01:57.940 I like this one. 00:01:57.940 --> 00:02:05.940 To select it, simply left-click the template and click Create. 00:02:05.940 --> 00:02:09.190 The template opens in the Word window. 00:02:09.190 --> 00:02:11.890 Now I'm ready to get to work. 00:02:11.890 --> 00:02:16.010 Templates come prefilled with placeholder text that is surrounded by brackets. 00:02:16.010 --> 00:02:21.781 Often, this placeholder text gives us information about what content should be included in a 00:02:21.781 --> 00:02:23.100 certain area. 00:02:23.100 --> 00:02:31.220 For example, it shows me here that I should include my phone number and address. 00:02:31.220 --> 00:02:34.870 Word also prefills some information. 00:02:34.870 --> 00:02:38.900 We can see that Word has prefilled my name in this area. 00:02:38.900 --> 00:02:42.700 How does Word know what information to place there? 00:02:42.700 --> 00:02:48.060 This is based on information stored in Word when your computer is initially set up. 00:02:48.060 --> 00:02:53.770 If the information there is not correct, you can simply replace the text, or you can change 00:02:53.770 --> 00:02:57.790 it so that it will appear correctly in additional templates you use. 00:02:57.790 --> 00:03:03.980 To change this information, click the Microsoft Office Button and click Word Options. 00:03:03.980 --> 00:03:10.980 In the dialog box that appears, make sure the Popular section is highlighted. 00:03:10.980 --> 00:03:12.790 Change the user name. 00:03:12.790 --> 00:03:20.820 I'm going to change the first letter in my first name to a capital J and the first letter 00:03:20.820 --> 00:03:28.800 in my last name to a capital D. Then, I can simply click OK. 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:31.490 I'm ready to enter some text. 00:03:31.490 --> 00:03:35.350 Place your insertion point near the text you want to replace. 00:03:35.350 --> 00:03:39.040 Notice how it's highlighted and has this little tag on the end? 00:03:39.040 --> 00:03:43.790 In templates, placeholder text is held in table cells. 00:03:43.790 --> 00:03:51.319 In templates, there is no need to delete placeholder text it simply disappears as you type. 00:03:51.319 --> 00:03:57.500 All you have to do now is type the text you want to appear. 00:03:57.500 --> 00:04:02.489 Sometimes templates give you other options that can change the way the template appears. 00:04:02.489 --> 00:04:08.270 You'll know that a template has extra options when you see a drop-down arrow beside a section. 00:04:08.270 --> 00:04:13.670 Here, beside Resume Name, we have a Quick Parts section. 00:04:13.670 --> 00:04:16.239 Click the drop-down arrow to see the menu. 00:04:16.239 --> 00:04:21.780 The template gives you two choices of how to format the top of this resume template. 00:04:21.780 --> 00:04:26.300 We can choose to do it with a photo or without a photo. 00:04:26.300 --> 00:04:29.629 Left-click one of the options to change the template. 00:04:29.629 --> 00:04:30.749 Hmm... 00:04:30.749 --> 00:04:38.009 My picture looks pretty neat here, but I think the standard resume doesn't include a photo. 00:04:38.009 --> 00:04:43.639 Remember, just because you can do something or a template includes something, doesn't 00:04:43.639 --> 00:04:46.409 mean that you should use it. 00:04:46.409 --> 00:04:50.770 Let's hit Undo and go back to the template without the photo. 00:04:50.770 --> 00:04:58.949 I'm going to go ahead and fill in the rest of my text and then save my document as My 00:04:58.949 --> 00:05:03.199 Resume. 00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:08.500 Spend some time exploring the Word templates, and then take a closer look at the Origin 00:05:08.500 --> 00:05:10.569 Resume to see how templates work.