How do I modify a template to permanently suit my needs?

[prophecygirl]

I have a template that almost says what I need it to, but not quite. I have
been changing it every time I open it, and cannot find the way to permamently
save the changes to the template itself. Help!

 

[Erik Sojka (MVP)]

You can't modify a template, but you can take a "blank" version of a page
which has you changes and save *that* as a new template, and then set that
new template as the default for all pages in a section.

If you need help with the specifics of that, replay and let us know and be
sure to specify which version (2003 or 2007) you're using.

 

[Olya Veselova (Microsoft, OneNote team)]

Yes, Erik is right. You cannot save changes to an existing template, but you
can apply the existing template to a page, make the modifications that you
want, and save that as a new template.
To prevent these template versions from piling up, you can delete previous
versions from the My Stationery (My Templates in 2007) group. You can do that
via right-clicking the template name in the pane.

 

[jw]

if you make changes & then save template using exact same name as original
template, it will prompt OK? to overwrite (if orig template is under My
Templates).