Word Templates

 

Save a template

  1. Download the required template, select File > Save As.
  2. Double-click This PC.
  3. Type a name for your template in the File name box.
  4. Save document as a template
  5. Office automatically goes to the Custom Office Templates folder.

 

Use the template

  1. File → New → Personal / Custom and pick the template
  2. Opening a template creates a new document based on it and the original template stays unchanged.
  3. Use the Styles pane instead of manual formatting when you can
  4. Save as a normal document

Do not save over the .dotx unless you mean to edit the template itself.