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<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files#faq"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.6.0" version="0.2" date="2012-09-28" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-29" status="final"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Anita Reitere</name>
<email>nitalynx@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>David King</name>
<email>amigadave@amigadave.com</email>
</credit>
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<desc>Quickly create new documents from custom file templates.</desc>
</info>
<title>Templates for commonly-used document types</title>
<p>If you often create documents based on the same content, you might
benefit from using file templates. A file template can be a document
of any type with the formatting or content you would like to reuse.
For example, you could create a template document with your letterhead.</p>
<steps>
<title>Make a new template</title>
<item>
<p>Create a document that you are going to use as a template. For
example, you could make your letterhead in a word processing
application.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Save the file with the template content in the <file>Templates</file>
folder in your <file>Home</file> folder. If the <file>Templates</file>
folder does not exist, you will need to create it first.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<steps>
<title>Use a template to create a document</title>
<item>
<p>Open the folder where you want to place the new document.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Right-click anywhere in the empty space in the folder, then choose
<gui style="menuitem">New Document</gui>. The names of available
templates will be listed in the submenu.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Choose your desired template from the list.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Double-click the file to open it and start editing. You may wish to
<link xref="files-rename">rename the file</link> when you are
finished.</p>
</item>
</steps>
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