Need to find a template on your computer?

Templates are files designed to be interesting, compelling, and professional-looking documents. All the formatting is complete; you add what you want to them. Examples are resumes, invitations, and newsletters. Your Office applications come with several templates already installed. To locate them, use the following instructions.

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, select New then click Installed Templates (or Local Templates in Access). All the templates currently installed on your computer will be listed.
2. Highlight the template you want to use and click Create. A new file will open in the template you’ve selected.

Want to find and download a new template?

Do you want to create a resume, budget, fax cover sheet, presentation, or invitation? To get free templates for these and other areas, go to the Templates home page on Microsoft Office Online. You can use these free templates, or modify them to match what you need to create.

You can also download these templates from your application by following Step 1, in the previous section. Select a template from Microsoft Office Online and click Download.

For more information about templates from Office Online, see Templates Help.

Have a template you want to share?

Do you have a template that you created and are proud of? If you want to share your template with other people, you can submit your template at Office Online Community Templates.

For more information about submitting your template to Office Online, see Community-submitted template Help.