Finding Word Templates Online

Microsoft offers a variety of templates on the Office web site. If you’re looking for help formatting your document, the Office site is a good place to start.

Access to Microsoft’s templates is built in to Word. The following steps will help you find and download templates:

1. Open the Task pane by pressing Ctrl + F1

2. Use the arrow at the top of the Task pane and select New Document

3. In the Templates section, click Templates on Office Online

Your web browser will open to the Office templates page. You can search by Office program or by theme. When you search by program, you’re then given the option of searching by document type.

When you find a template that suits your need, click the Download Now link. It will open for editing in Word.

Note: To download the templates, you must use Internet Explorer.