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34*cdf0e10cSrcweir<meta>
35*cdf0e10cSrcweir      <topic id="textswriterguidetemplate_createxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
36*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Creating a Document Template</title>
37*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <filename>/text/swriter/guide/template_create.xhp</filename>
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40*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <body>
41*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149688"><bookmark_value>document templates</bookmark_value>
42*cdf0e10cSrcweir      <bookmark_value>templates; creating document templates</bookmark_value>
43*cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark>
44*cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149688" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"
45*cdf0e10cSrcweir                 oldref="62"><variable id="template_create"><link href="text/swriter/guide/template_create.xhp" name="Creating a Document Template">Creating a Document Template</link>
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47*cdf0e10cSrcweir      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149492" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="63">You can create a template to use as the basis for creating new text documents.</paragraph>
48*cdf0e10cSrcweir      <list type="ordered">
49*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
50*cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155915" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="64">Create a document and add the content and formatting styles that you want.</paragraph>
51*cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
52*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
53*cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147422" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="65">Choose <emph>File - Templates - Save</emph>.</paragraph>
54*cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
55*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
56*cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149829" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="66">In the <item type="menuitem">New Template</item>
57*cdf0e10cSrcweir               <emph/>box, type a name for the new template.</paragraph>
58*cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
59*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
60*cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156098" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="70">Select a template category in the <item type="menuitem">Categories</item>
61*cdf0e10cSrcweir               <emph/>list.</paragraph>
62*cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
63*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
64*cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149281" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="71">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
65*cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
66*cdf0e10cSrcweir      </list>
67*cdf0e10cSrcweir      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153404" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="67">To create a document based on the template, choose<emph/>
68*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <item type="menuitem">File - New - Templates and Documents</item>, select the template, and then click<emph/>
69*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <item type="menuitem">Open</item>.</paragraph>
70*cdf0e10cSrcweir      <section id="relatedtopics">
71*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <embed href="text/swriter/guide/templates_styles.xhp#templates_styles"/>
72*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <embed href="text/swriter/guide/template_default.xhp#template_default"/>
73*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <embed href="text/swriter/guide/load_styles.xhp#load_styles"/>
74*cdf0e10cSrcweir         <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149636" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="68"><link href="text/shared/01/01110300.xhp" name="File - Templates - Save">File - Templates - Save</link></paragraph>
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