Laptops All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies- P30: Okay, I’ll admit it: I’ve got a strange biography. I’ve been a writer all my life. My first semi-pro job was sports editor of my high school newspaper. (Go Commodores!) After college I was a political reporter for daily newspapers in Ohio and New York (I covered four national nominating conventions and two Presidential campaigns) and a correspondent for The Associated Press. And then, in 1983, I gave in to my inner geek and became the first Executive Editor of PC Magazine, back in the days when most people asked, “What is a PC?”. | 264 Starting a Document Clicking the Microsoft Office Button opens an expanded set of housekeeping functions as well as a list of recently used documents. You can pin any of the documents to keep it on the list for easy retrieval it can be unpinned when you re through using it. To pin a document . . . wait for it . . . you click the little push-pin icon alongside its name. To unpin you click the push-pin again. It s an uncommonly logical bit of design. Figure 1-2 An expanded set of housekeeping functions. Tapping into templates A template predefines a document s dimensions fonts and text style. A template comes in handy when you re working on letterhead flyers and other similar items. Creating a template To create your own template follow these steps 1. Start a new document or open an existing one. 2. Include its basic elements. 3. Choose File Save As Template. Don t choose one of the document choices. Starting a Document 265 4. Decide where to store the template. You can put it anywhere you want on your system but it helps to put it where you can easily find it. When you start a new file and want to base it on a template browse to its location. Opening a new document using a template Follow these steps to use a template as the basis for a new file 1. Click the Microsoft Office Button. 2. Click New. 3. Under Templates click Installed Templates. 4. Click the template that you want to use. The listed templates are on your computer. A new blank document opens. You can download a prepared template for documents from Microsoft Office Online your laptop must have an Internet connection to receive a download. You can go to the Microsoft web site and search for templates one direct route is to use your Web browser to go to http en-us templates Saving a modified template If you create or download and then change a template you can save it on your laptop for future use. By default customized templates are automatically saved in the My Templates folder. .
