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OpenOffice.org comes with a set of predefined templates, and you can find additional
templates on the Internet. For details, see
(page 15). If you want to create your own templates, this requires a little bit of up-front
planning. You need to determine how you want the document to look so you can create
the styles you need in that template. You can always change your template, but a little
planning can save you a lot of time later.
A detailed explanation of templates is beyond the scope of this section.
OpenOffice.org Templates
existing document.
Procedure 1.6 Creating OpenOffice.org Templates
For text document, spreadsheets, presentations, and drawings, you can easily create
a template from an existing document as follows:
1 Start OpenOffice.org and open or create a document that contains the styles and
content that you want to re-use for other documents of that type.
2 Click File > Templates > Save.
3 Specify a name for the template.
4 In the Categories box, click the category you want to place the template in. The
category is the folder where the template is stored.
5 Click OK.
NOTE: Converting Former Microsoft Word Templates
You can convert Microsoft Word templates like you would any other Word
document. See Section 1.4.1, "Converting Documents to the OpenOffice.org
Format" (page 6) for information.

1.11 For More Information

OpenOffice.org contains extensive online help. In addition, a large community of users
and developers support it. The following lists shows some of the places where you can
go for additional information.
Section 1.11, "For More Information"
(page 15) only shows how to generate a template from an
Creating
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