Microsoft® Office 2008 for Mac Step by Step

Create a Document from a Project Template

When you want to quickly create an effective, visually attractive document, one of the most efficient methods is to leverage design work already done for you by other people. (Although this might be considered plagiarism in another context, Microsoft is quite willing to let you take credit for all the hard work when you produce a document using their designs.)

The Project Gallery

The Project Gallery, installed with Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, gives you access to approximately 160 ready-made, professionally designed project templates, as well as Office files that you’ve recently accessed. (Not all the templates are for Word projects—some are for Microsoft Excel 2008, Microsoft PowerPoint 2008, and Microsoft ...