Using MS Office 2007 Templates

I used to love the Wizards and Templates in the earlier versions of Word. Then with some versions of Office, it seemed as though wizards went away and so did some nifty templates. But Office 2007 is packed with awesome templates, from Awards, Business Forms, Memos, Newsletters and Resumes. There’s even some old wizard favorites hidden in there.

Here’s how to get to Templates:

From any Office 2007 application, click on the Office Button, then click New.

From the New Document window, you can select to view installed templates or templates you’ve saved, or view from a long list of template categories. Templates vary depending on the application. Here's just some of the available templates:

I think most of us are just too busy to go through all the templates, but it's nice to know that they're there if you need them.

Here's a few that I've used:

• Award template in Word - for creating certificates for employees who attended computer classes. Also create for kids for sports or other achievement awards.

• Fax template in Word - after customizing, I saved my fax cover sheet and then it's ready to re-use each time for faxing.
• Invoice template in Excel - very easy to customize then save as your own.

What do you use templates for and do you find them helpful?

What is your favorite template that you can recommend?