How do I attach a template to a Word 2010 document?

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By Susan Harkins

January 31, 2011, 2:03 PM PST

Takeaway: The options for attaching a template and inserting a file into a template aren’t as easy to find in Word 2007 and 2010 as they were in Word 2003.

In 2003, you attach a template to an existing document by choosing Templates and Add-ins from the Tools menu. Unfortunately, a quick glance at the 2007 or 2010 ribbon might leave you scratching your head. There’s just nothing there for attaching a template!
By now, you might have realized that many of the commands and features from the 2003 Tools menu are accessible via the 2007 Office button or the 2010 File tab. If so, that’s probably where you’ll look when the ribbon turns up nothing. If so, you’re on the right track and you’ll find it…maybe!
To attach a template to a file in Word 2007 and 2010, do the following:

1. In Word 2007, click the Office button and then click Word Options. In Word 2010, click the File tab and choose Options (under Help) in the left pane.
2. Choose Add-ins in the left pane.
3. Look for the Manage dropdown at the bottom of the resulting window. From this control, choose Templates and then click Go.

From there, the process is the same as it was in 2003. Click the Attach button, double-click the template file, and click OK.
The commands for inserting a file into an open template file in 2007 or 2010 are also difficult to find. The path to the right command just isn’t intuitive. In 2003, you choose File from the Insert menu and identify the file! In Word 2007 and 2010, you’ll probably turn to the Insert tab and you’re on the right track, but there’s no File option. Instead, you need the Object option, as follows:

1. Click the Insert tab.
2. Click the Object dropdown in the Text group.
3. Choose Text From File.
4. Locate the file and double-click it.

Insert clip art

1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Clip Art.

1. In the Clip Art task pane, in the Search for text box, type a word or phrase that describes the clip art that you want, or type in all or some of the file name of the clip art.
2. To narrow your search, do one or both of the following:
• To limit the search results to a specific collection of clip art, in the Search in box, click the arrow and select the collection you want to search.
• To limit the search results to clip art, click the arrow in the Results should be box and select the check box next to Clip Art.

In the Clip Art task pane, you can also search for photographs, movies, and sounds. To include any of those media types, select the check boxes next to them.

3. Click Go.
4. In the list of results, click the clip art to insert it.

 

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