In this video, learn how to create a template from an existing document that will include fields from the Developer tab to prompt the user to input specific content when creating new documents from that new template
- [Instructor] In this week's Word tip,…we're going to go through a real-life scenario…that's quite common,…where you would want to convert an existing document…into a template.…My scenario is helping out my wife,…who's taking online courses,…and is required to write up these reports on occasion.…The reports have to be identical in their look and feel.…So, after helping her the second time, recreate…the formatting, the headers, the footers, et cetera,…I thought it's time now to create a template…so we never have to go through those steps again.…
We just simply add the content,…which will be different from one report to the next.…So, you may have a scenario like that.…We're going to work with this document, though.…Diabetes Assignment.…Real document.…And as you can see, there is a header up there…with specific formatting, page numbering.…On the title page, you can see certain information…has to appear.…And then, when we get to the second page,…the header's different,…and there is a footer on page…two and on…as well.…
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6/24/2019Released
4/3/2017Skill Level Intermediate
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Welcome48s
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1. Word Tips Weekly
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Use tables to align content8m 24s
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Start Word in safe mode2m 21s
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Create hyperlinks quickly2m 51s
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Work with hidden text5m 9s
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Add and edit citations5m 50s
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Customize Track Changes5m 12s
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Take control of white space2m 36s
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Draw a table from scratch13m 10s
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Create return address labels5m 40s
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Correct images in a document6m 26s
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Select arbitrary text2m 29s
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Get fancy with drop caps3m 37s
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Strip formatting from text2m 15s
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Create your own fractions2m 33s
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