{"id":451,"date":"2012-10-17T20:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vm-officeblogs.cloudapp.net\/2012\/10\/17\/a-fresh-start-with-templates\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T08:59:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T15:59:47","slug":"a-fresh-start-with-templates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2012\/10\/17\/a-fresh-start-with-templates\/","title":{"rendered":"A fresh start with templates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For the new Publisher, we wanted a great collection of templates that made it easier for you to take advantage of all the cool new features we added!&nbsp; You can find these beautiful templates on the <strong>Start<\/strong> screen when you start Publisher or when you want to create a new publication<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/migrated-images\/54\/7534.image1.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<h3>Featured Online Templates<\/h3>\n<p>All of our new templates can be found in the <b>Featured<\/b> section.&nbsp; The templates shown here will refresh as the seasons change so that you can quickly find our latest and greatest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/migrated-images\/54\/3036.image2.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t see something you like or if you want to find a cool template you saw before, you can use the <b>search box<\/b> at the top of the application to find more interesting online templates.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of our favorites to whet your appetite:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/migrated-images\/54\/6471.image3.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve found a template you like, you can click on it to see a larger preview image before deciding to download it.&nbsp; Or, you can download it immediately by double-clicking the template directly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/migrated-images\/54\/5684.image4.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<h3>Custom Templates<\/h3>\n<p>You can still save your own publications to use as a template like you did in the old Publisher.&nbsp; Once you create a custom template, you can view them alongside our new online templates when you start Publisher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/migrated-images\/54\/6874.image5.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>By default, we save your template to <i>C:Users[your username]DocumentsCustom Office Templates. <\/i>You can change the save location for your templates, by going to the <b>File<\/b> button, then the <b>Options<\/b> button, and change the location of your custom templates in the <b>Save<\/b> section.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/migrated-images\/54\/2337.image6.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Built-in Templates<\/h3>\n<p>Looking for a favorite built-in template from the old Publisher? 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