Templates are far more than just convenient — In fact, they can be crucial. Check out our simple guide on how to use document templates in Microsoft Word.

For this reason, I recommend that you create a template from scratch and copy styles from existing documents into the template. (I’ll show you how to do that in a minute.) 2: Leave Normal.dotx alone ...

As I’ve explained in a previous post, replacing PowerPoint presentations with hard-copy briefing documents is an incredible timesaver and productivity boost, so much so that banning PowerPoint ...

This article will show you how to import styles and formatting from a Word template in detail. Whether you have a .dotx or .docx file, this tutorial will help you import styling from both files ...

When you select a résumé template, Google Docs makes a copy of the template and opens it as a new document titled Resume. You can now personalize it by editing the document as you would edit any ...

Whereas if you instead save a document as a template in programs where you can do so, such as Pages, re-opening that template gives you the file as you saved it — but it's a new copy of the file.

You can easily create a new Google Doc by selecting the "Blank" document template on the desktop website, or clicking the plus sign icon on the mobile app. When you create a new Google Doc, it'll ...