☞ A template is a pre-designed and pre-formatted document that acts like a fill-in-the-blank document as per requirement.
☞ It is a pre-defined layout that contains sample content, themes, colours, font styles, background style, etc.
☞ We can create templates to design a leave pattern, online form, brochure, front page of project,etc.
☞ It saves our time too.
☞ To see what template is associated with a document, Select File → Properties.
☞ The properties dialog box will be displayed. Since the document was created from the template, the template name is listed there.
☞ Pre-defined templates are built-in documents that provides formatting and layout features.
☞ To create document using pre-defined templates, follow these steps:
Step 1: Click on File menu → New → Templates.. option.
Step 2: Choose any template from the Template dialog box.
Step 3: Click on Open button.
☞ LibreOffice allows to use the in-built templates, online templates as well as the templates created and saved by us.
Step 1: Open new document.
Step 2: Select File → Templates → Manage Templates option.
Step 3: Select desired template and Click on Open button.
Step 4: Make the desired changes and save the file.
☞ We can create our own templates that can be saved and used later on as per requirement.
☞ It saves a lot of designing and formatting effort.
☞ It increases the overall efficiency to work with documentation.
☞ To create a template, follow these steps:
Step 1: Create a document with required content and desired formatting styles.
Step 2: Click on File menu → Templates → Save option.
Step 3: Save As Template dialog box appears.
Step 4: Type the name of new template in Template Name text box.
Step 5: Click on the Save button.
☞ To update a Template, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open an template which you want to update.
Step 2: Make the necessary changes.
Step 3: Click on File menu → Templates → Save As Template option.
Step 4: Select the Template under template list.
Step 5: Click on OK button and click on Yes.
Step 1: Click File → Templates → Manage templates option.
Step 2: Right-click on the template file that has to be edited.
Step 3: Select Edit option. The template file will be opened.
Step 4: Make desired changes and save the template.
☞ We can move a template from one category to another by following the steps given below:
Step 1: Open the Templates dialog box.
Step 2: Click and select the template to be moved.
Step 3: Click Move button.
Step 4: Select the new category where the template has to be moved.
Step 5: Click OK button.
☞ To import a template from the Internet, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open a template dialog box by pressing Ctrl + Shift + N.
Step 2: Now, Click on Manage button and then Click on Import option.
Step 3: Select Template category or create a new category and Click on OK button.
Step 4: Now, Browse the downloaded template file.
Step 5: Select the template file and click on Open button.
☞ Any template can be set as a default template. Writer gives a blank document as a default template.
☞ To set a template as default template, follow these steps:
Step 1: Select File menu → Templates → Manage Template option.
Step 2: Right-Click on the template that you want to set as default template
Step 3: Select Set as default option.
☞ The default icon will appear on the top left of the template file.
☞ The next time you create a new document, the new document will use the last edited template.
☞ To reset a default template, follow these steps:
Step 1: Select File menu → Templates → Manage Templates option.
Step 2: Right-click on the template that you set as the default template.
Step 3: Select Reset Default option.
☞ The default icon will not get removed from the top left of the template file.
☞ The next time you create a new document, the new document will be blank.