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36         <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Creating a Document Template</title>
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41<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149688"><bookmark_value>document templates</bookmark_value>
42      <bookmark_value>templates; creating document templates</bookmark_value>
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44<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149688" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"
45                 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      <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>
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49         <listitem>
50            <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         </listitem>
52         <listitem>
53            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147422" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="65">Choose <emph>File - Templates - Save</emph>.</paragraph>
54         </listitem>
55         <listitem>
56            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149829" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="66">In the <item type="menuitem">New Template</item>
57               <emph/>box, type a name for the new template.</paragraph>
58         </listitem>
59         <listitem>
60            <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               <emph/>list.</paragraph>
62         </listitem>
63         <listitem>
64            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149281" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="71">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
65         </listitem>
66      </list>
67      <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         <item type="menuitem">File - New - Templates and Documents</item>, select the template, and then click<emph/>
69         <item type="menuitem">Open</item>.</paragraph>
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74         <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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