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26*24486111Smseidel<topic id="textswriterguidetemplate_createxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27*24486111Smseidel<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Creating a Document Template</title>
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32*24486111Smseidel<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149688">
33*24486111Smseidel<bookmark_value>document templates</bookmark_value>
34*24486111Smseidel<bookmark_value>templates; creating document templates</bookmark_value>
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36cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149688" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"
37*24486111Smseideloldref="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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39*24486111Smseidel<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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42*24486111Smseidel<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>
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45*24486111Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147422" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="65">Choose <emph>File - Templates - Save</emph>.</paragraph>
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48*24486111Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149829" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="66">In the <item type="menuitem">New Template</item> box, type a name for the new template.</paragraph>
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51*24486111Smseidel<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> list.</paragraph>
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54*24486111Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149281" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="71">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
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57*24486111Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153404" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="67">To create a document based on the template, choose <item type="menuitem">File - New - Templates and Documents</item>, select the template, and then click <item type="menuitem">Open</item>.</paragraph>
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62*24486111Smseidel<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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