Templates can store styles, AutoText entries, AutoCorrect entries, macros, toolbars, custom menu settings, and shortcut keys. Loading a template makes it available as a global template that you can use while you work with documents based on any other template.

Starts Word and opens an existing XML document based on the specified Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT). Starts Word and prevents add-ins and global templates (including the Normal template) from being loaded automatically. The /a switch also locks the setting files.

Find and download free templates to create documents like calendars, business cards, letters, greeting cards, brochures, newsletters, or resumes.

Learn about the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates. Provides an update for Windows Journal to add the application to systems from which it was removed.

To protect yourself, your computer, and your organization, the best option is to delete the file. From the OneDrive mobile app, your only option is to delete the file. Select the file you want to delete (on the mobile app, select the More icon next to the file). Select Delete.

The Friendly number Data value contains the name of the template, and the Template number Data value points to the path of that template file. For example, if Friendly2 contains a Data value of Sales Invoice, Template2 will contain a Data value that is the path of the Sales Invoice template:

Learn what file name extensions are, which extensions are common in Windows, and how to view them in File Explorer.

Learn how to find your custom templates created with earlier versions of Office and access a custom templates location.

This cumulative update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5077181), includes the latest security fixes and improvements, along with non-security updates from last month’s optional preview release. To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained ...

This article describes how you can digitally sign a macro project on Windows by using a certificate. If you don't already have a digital certificate, you'll need to get one. Tip: To use or test macro projects on your own computer, you can create your own self-signing certificate by using the Selfcert.exe tool. You'll find more details on that below.