{"id":820,"date":"2012-10-31T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vm-officeblogs.cloudapp.net\/2012\/10\/31\/starting-from-blank-design-templates-in-the-word-2013\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T04:48:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T11:48:05","slug":"starting-from-blank-design-templates-in-the-word-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2012\/10\/31\/starting-from-blank-design-templates-in-the-word-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting from blank: Design templates in the Word 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today we welcome back Seth Fox, Word team Program Manager, to explain how you can easily start new documents that come with built-in personality.<\/em><\/p>\n Last month I introduced the Start screen in the\u00a0Word 2013 and discussed how templates and built-in content can be used to quickly create great looking documents. Today I\u2019m excited to introduce new starting documents that are featured on the Start screen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We know that over half of all Word sessions start from a blank document. These documents can end up looking very different, but in previous versions of Word they all started with the same settings. <\/p>\n As you apply heading styles to text, they will automatically be formatted with a number. Formatting the rest of your document is as easy as selecting your desired style in the Style gallery from the Home tab.\u00a0Or if you want a clean looking document that\u2019s different from the same-old default look, all it takes is a click on \u201cIon design (blank)\u201d and you\u2019re on your way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Design templates open with text already formatted with frequently used styles. Simply replace the text with your own words to get started.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can search for additional blank templates by clicking on the suggested search or searching for the term \u201cblank\u201d.\u00a0 If\u00a0 you find one you love, you can pin it to the Start screen to make sure it\u2019s always at your fingertips.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thanks for reading!\u00a0\u00a0I hope you find it easier than ever to get started in Word 2013, whether it\u2019s creating a new document, opening a recent one, or using a template.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last month, we introduced the Start screen in the new Word and discussed how templates and built-in content can be used to quickly create great looking documents. We know that over half of all Word sessions start from a blank document. These documents can end up looking very different, but in previous versions of Word they all started with the same settings. In the new Word, we have made it easier for you to create great looking documents, allowing you to focus on content instead of formatting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","footnotes":""},"content-type":[4034],"product":[4036,4075],"audience":[4081,4101,4102],"tags":[],"coauthors":[4838],"class_list":["post-820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","content-type-news","product-microsoft-365","product-word","audience-enterprise","audience-personal-and-family","audience-small-business"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nIn the Word 2013, we have made it easier for you to create great looking documents, allowing you to focus on content instead of formatting. For example, if you know you\u2019re writing a paper for class and your professor has instructed that the paper must be singled spaced, you can now get started with a single click of the \u201cSingle spaced (blank)\u201d template. There are also specialized templates that let you create documents with very different personalities without any formatting tweaks on your part. For example, if you need a clean, modern document that has numbered headings, simply click on the \u201cReport design (blank)\u201d template.<\/p>\n