Whether you open a Word template that way or double-click it from the Finder, however, it’ll work the same way as it does in Pages-the program will create a copy of your file so that you can’t overwrite your original. When you get to the Document Gallery afterward, you can pick “Personal” under the “New” tab to see any custom templates you’ve added. The location where it offers to save the thing is…a bit odd, but you’ll need to accept that placing if you want it to appear in Word’s default Templates menu.īut to open your template after that, you’ll just start a new document in Word, choosing File > New from Template if you don’t see the program’s so-called Document Gallery upon launch: You’ll still configure the document as you’d like the template to look, and then select File > Save as Template. When you double-click that file to open it, you can again decide to add it to the Template Chooser, or if you’d prefer, the “New Document” button will essentially create a copy of your creation that you can use without overwriting the original. If, however, you decided to save the letterhead somewhere convenient instead of adding it to the Template Chooser, then you’ll of course see a new file at the location you picked. It's easy to search Microsoft's massive online template database using both the. If you don’t see that Template Chooser when you launch Pages, then either change the preferences mentioned in the brilliant article by Jeff Butts I linked to above, or you can also hold down the Option key within the “File” menu, and “New” will switch to “New from Template Chooser.” Templates make it easy to create stylish documents Microsoft Word without having to add your own formatting. If you choose “Add to Template Chooser” and name your creation, then depending on how your preferences are set up, you’ll probably see it when you first open Pages under the “My Templates” section. Enable the Save Thumbnail option, then click the Save button. Click the Save As type drop-down list, and then select Word Template (. Enter a default name for the template document in the File Name field. It defaults back to /Documents when I changed it and verified the modified setting. Pages will then ask you where you’d like to put it. Click File on the ribbon bar, then click Save As. When I change that setting, it seems to have no effect when I restart, create a new document, and then click save.
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