Starting a new document from a template
You can use templates to create new documents in Writer. A template is a set of
predefined styles and formatting. Templates serve as the foundation of a set of
documents, to make sure they all have a similar layout. For example, all the
documents of the Writer Guide are based on the same template. As a result, all the
documents look alike; they have the same headers and footers, use the same fonts,
and so on.
A new OpenOffice.org installation does not contain many templates. It is possible for
you to add new templates to your installation and use them for new documents. This
is explained in Chapter 10 (Working with Templates). Many more templates can be
downloaded from http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/ and other websites.
Once you have templates on your system, you can create new documents based on
them by using File > New > Templates and Documents. This opens a window
where you can choose the template you want to use for your document.
The example shown in Figure 15 uses a template called “OOo3_3_chapter_template”
in the My Templates folder. Select it, then click the Open button. A new document is
created based on the styles and formats defined in the template.
Figure 15. Creating a document from a template
Opening an existing document
When no document is open, the Start Center (Figure 14) provides an icon for opening
an existing document or choosing from a list of recently-edited documents.
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