In this 45 minute session we’ll delve into the world of Word templates, and how they can help businesses look after the brands you’ve created for them, all in the context of a high-speed letterhead template demonstration build.

Who is the workshop for?

This is for anyone who wants to demystify the world of Word templates. It will be of particular interest to designers who want to know how to build a simple template and for those who are already building templates. It will also be relevant to designers and account managers who want to understand the limitations of working with Word and how Microsoft can be used to help protect brands. The workshop will be conducted using Word on a PC.

What will you learn?

About Word:

How a well-built Word template can protect the brand you’ve designed
What can / can’t be built in Word
What questions to ask a client who has requested a template
How Word and PowerPoint work together

How to build a Letterhead template

File formats (dotx)
Working with themes
Issues with custom Fonts
How to work with colours
Page setup and margins
Headers and footers, page numbers
How to manage different page layouts, with section breaks and Different First Page
Working with type styles
Introducing List Styles and table styles
Simple content control fields (click here to add text)
Suggestions for sample content

Discussion points

Quick Parts
Content Controls
Custom fonts
Accessibility

What to bring with you:

This is a sit back and take notes workshop, rather than follow along and build, so no need to bring a computer, but questions are always appreciated. Word experience is a help, but not crucial, and note that it will be conducted on a PC, not a Mac.