Pro Template for Word

Created on Tuesday, 09 September 2008 20:13
Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 January 2013 22:30

Technical writers will always start a document using a template. If we are not using a structured authoring tool, we'll probably be using Microsoft Word. A clean template for Word is is particularly useful because we can:

My generic Word template is free to download at the bottom this page. If you are not familiar with how to use Word templates (.dot) I suggest that you read the whole page before downloading the template.

The template is designed for Word 2003, but I have recently made some modifications to the template so that it is compatible with Word 2010.

IX Standard Template for Word 2003 (and Word 2010*)

Download a free copy of the IX Standard template for Word. This template is for regular users of Microsoft Word who are in need of a stable template for formatting documents in a consistent style. It contains tools and pre-defined styles for some of the common formatting requirements, such as: consistent heading numbering, numbered lists and bullets; easy insertion of cover pages, tables of contents and landscape pages.

IX Formatting toolbar

IX Tools toolbar

* Images on this page are from Word 2003.

Main Features

Headings
Ordered Lists
Bullets
Format Options
Landscape
Table of Contents and Cover
Fields in Title and Headers/Footers
Headers/Footers
Paste Unformatted
Table Commands
Clean Up Text

Installing the Template

Word 2003
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/CH010267181033.aspx
Word 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/CH100970181033.aspx

Using the Template

I do not provide instructions for using the template. It is intended for regular users of Microsoft Word.

This is a development template and does contain some inconsistencies. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact me through the contact form on this website.

Downloading the Template

Read the Terms of Use and then follow the link in the Download section, below.

Terms of Use

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before downloading and using this template. By downloading this package you agree to the following Licence Agreement.

Licence Agreement

This licence agreement permits you to download and use the accompanying version of the template.

Download for Word 2003 / 2010

IXStandard.zip (127 Kb)