Microsoft® Word 2010 Inside Out

Chapter 4. Templates and Themes for a Professional Look

Where Does Your Document Get Its Design?

Templates 101: Behind the Scenes

Creating Custom Templates

Modifying Existing Templates

Using the Organizer to Rename, Delete, and Copy Styles

Applying Themes in Word 2010

Changing a Theme

Creating a Custom Theme

What’s Next?

Why make your documents look good?

If you are sharing data with your team, writing copy for a new product brochure, or creating a draft of a new training manual, what’s the big deal about design? Thinking through the whys and wherefores of page layout, color schemes, and font choice seems like a lot of trouble when an eye-catching, coordinated design isn’t really your main goal.

That’s a valid argument if you just want to focus ...