Learn how to edit, save, and create a template in Office. You can create and save a template from a new or existing document or template.

In Microsoft Word, you can create a template by saving a document as a .dotx file, .dot file, or a .dotm fie (a .dotm file type allows you to enable macros in the file). Click File > Open. Double-click This PC. Browse to the Custom Office Templates folder that’s under My Documents. Click your template, and click Open.

Add content controls to a template. Make your templates flexible by adding and configuring content controls, such as rich text controls, pictures, drop-down lists, or date pickers. For example, you might create a template that includes a drop-down list.

With Word you can: Create a document from scratch or from a template. Add text, images, art, and videos. Research a topic and find credible sources. Access your documents from a computer, tablet, or phone via OneDrive. Share your documents and collaborate with others. Track and review changes.

In Word, you can create a form that others can fill out and save or print. To do this, you will start with baseline content in a document, potentially via a form template. Then you can add content controls for elements such as check boxes, text boxes, date pickers, and drop-down lists.

To create a document, open Word, select a blank document or template, and start typing. Discover professionally designed templates for Microsoft Word.

Create and print or save an envelope. On the Mailings tab, in the Create group, select Envelopes. In the Delivery address box, type the mailing address. If you want to use an address in the electronic address book installed on your computer, select Insert Address.

For label templates, select More templates when you create a new document in Word for the web. You can also go to templates.office.com , and search for label. Select a label template and open in Word for the web.

If you created a custom template in Word, you can use it in Word for the web after you save it as a document (.docx file) in OneDrive. The easiest way to do that is to start in Word on your desktop by creating a document based on your template.

In Word 2013, you can create and print mailing address labels. Actually, you can create labels for any purpose! When you find the label you want, check to see if there's a template for it in Word.