We discusses some of the templates included with Excel and also describes how to create your own template files. Creating a template takes some time, but in the long run, doing so may save you a lot of work. The best way to become familiar with Excel template files is to jump in and try a few. Most versions of Excel include template files, but Excel gives you quick access to hundreds of such files. The templates listed in the New Workbook dialog box are shown:.
In addition, the right side of the dialog box displays a list of templates that you've used recently. The Microsoft Office Online section contains a number of categories, and some categories have subcategories. Click a category or subcategory , and you'll see the available templates.
Use the View button to change how the templates are displayed either thumbnails or details. Either view shows a preview of them template in the right panel. Microsoft Office Online has a wide variety of templates, and some are better than others. If you download a few duds, don't give up. Even though a template may not be perfect, you can often modify a template to meet your needs.
Modifying an existing template is often easier than creating a workbook from scratch. Exploring Excel Templates The best way to become familiar with Excel template files is to jump in and try a few. The templates listed in the New Workbook dialog box are shown: Blank and Recent: This is the default category. As often occurs when researching aspects of Excel, I came across something else I was not expecting which in this case was the wide array of built in templates available in Excel Examples of built in templates available in Excel Built in Amortisation template opened in Excel Once the template opens, you will quickly notice that it is locked down and the only cells you can manipulate are those cells in orange in the figure above.
Should you find that Excel does not have the exact template that you need, you can search for additional templates online. There are two methods for doing this:. On Office. A selection of the templates available for Excel on Office. As you can see from the Office Online website, there are literally hundreds of templates available. Simply select one that you like and click and then download to install. Save an online template to your computer so that you can use it in the future from your copy of Excel An online template downloaded, saved and added to your template library in Excel If you have a workbook you want to make into a template so that you can use it as the base for other workbooks, you can also do this in Excel To achieve this:.
I have a hub that goes into protecting and sharing workbooks or sheets in Excel in much greater detail. This hub can be found here:. Now that we have protected parts of the workbook we want to protect, we then create the template itself. To do this,. Excel will then add your file to the template folder so it will be selectable from Blank and Recent in Templates under New Workbook.
Excel along with all other versions of Excel both past and present has a number of built in templates available. There are also a large number available online, either on the Office Online or elsewhere on the web. Using a template allows you to create workbooks with identical formatting and data quickly and easily. You can use templates for invoices, calculators and a plethora of other things using an existing template that you either created or alternatively you downloaded from the web.
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