Creating Templates in Word 98

[kimnjerry]

Is there a detailed resource - online or print - on how to create
templates in Word/Office 98? I'm attempting to create a newsletter,
and, although there are a few existing templates within Word, none fit
my needs. In addition, I can't find satisfactory instructions how to
delete or modify some of the formatting within the existing templates.

Thanks.

 

[Beth Rosengard]

I'm too far away from Word 98 to give you the best advice, but I'll try. I
assume you checked Word's Help on creating a template (and on styles)? Help
has improved with subsequent releases of Word but you should find at least
the basics.

Anyway, the simplest way to create a custom template is to create an
ordinary Word document that has all of the formatting you want to retain,
and then save it as a Word template. You'll find this option in the Save or
Save As dialog. (The default is to save as a Word document but you can
change this.) You can delete all but small samples of the text just to
remind you what each section/style looks like.

As for more detailed advice, check Amazon.com for a used copy of the "Office
98 Bible" by LeVitus, Shadovitz, et al. That should do it.

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[JE McGimpsey]

Is there a detailed resource - online or print - on how to create
templates in Word/Office 98? I'm attempting to create a newsletter,
and, although there are a few existing templates within Word, none fit
my needs. In addition, I can't find satisfactory instructions how to
delete or modify some of the formatting within the existing templates.

While it's not Word98 specific, I recommend

http://www.word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/CreateATemplatePart1.htm

http://www.word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm

You'll need to do some mental translation (e.g, MacWord templates don't
require the ".dot" extension), but the process is extremely valuable.