Word comes with predefined templates. Once you become more familiar with Word though, you may want to try experimenting with templates and create your own.

There are a few different ways that you can create a new template. You can make a copy of an existing template, you can create a template out of an existing document, and you can create a template from a blank document.

To create a new template from an existing document:

1. Open Word.
2. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Open.
3. Open the document that you want to create a new template from.
4. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Save As.
5. In the Save As dialog box, do one of the following:
   • If you are running Vista, click Templates under Favorite Links.
   • If you are running Windows XP, click Trusted Templates under Save in.
6. Type in a new name for the template.
7. Select Word Template in the Save as type list, and then click Save.
8. Close the template.