Creating Templates, Saving a document as a template and Deleting Templates
KWord comes with several predefined templates (both
Page Layout and Text Oriented templates), which are designed
to provide initial formatting of documents.
If, however, the same format for a custom document is used over and
over, KWord can create a template which more
exactly matches the needs of the document.
An unlimited number of templates can be created in KWord, and
they can be organized into categories for easy recall.
Templates are created by first generating the layout in
KWord based on one of the predefined templates, and then saving the
file. Instead of saving it as a traditional file, it is saved as a
template.
What follows, is a step by step process to save the current
document as a template.
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When the document is a completed template, Select
->
from the menubar.
This brings up a dialog:
This dialog helps organize the templates into
groups (categories).
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Select the group to place the new template into.
Note
To create a new group to place templates in, simply click the button
labeled
Add Group
. A dialog box will appear asking for the
name of the new group. Click
OK
and the new group is created.
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Type in a name for the template in the text box labeled
Name
.
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Select the icon for your new template by
using the radio buttons on the right
KWord has a default icon, which is shown below both options.
To change the icon, select
Custom
and a dialog box will appear.
Simply select the desired icon using the dialog box. Click
OK
when the icon is selected.
-
Click
OK
.
Once you have saved the template, the next time you open a
document, your new category/new template will appear in the open file
dialog.
To delete a template, follow these steps:
-
Select
->
from the menubar.
This will bring up a dialog
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Click on the small plus sign (+) in front of the template group where the template can be found.
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Click once on the template name
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Click on the button labeled
Remove
.
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A small dialog box will appear verifying that you do intend to delete
the template. Simply click
Yes
.
The template is now deleted.
Removing a template group
To delete a group of templates, follow these steps:
-
Select
->
from the menubar.
This will bring up a dialog
-
Click once on the group name
-
Click on the button labeled
Remove
.
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A small dialog box will appear verifying that you do intend to delete
the group of templates. Simply click
Yes
.
The group and all of the templates within the group are now deleted.
