Comprehensive notes Create and use template Information Technology Class 10 with Libre Office

In this article, I am going to cover Create and Use Template Information Technology Class 10 with Libre Office. Create and use template is one of the learning outcomes of Information Technology Class 10. Let us begin!

The theory learning objectives are as follows:

• Templates in Writer.
• Using predefined templates.
• Creating a template.
• Set up a custom template.
• Using a template
• Changing to a different template.
• Updating a Document

The practical learning objectives are as follows:

• Create a template.
• Use predefined templates.
• Set up a custom default template.
• Update a document.
• Change to a different template.
• Use the Template.
• Update the document.

Create and use template Information Technology Class 10 with Libre Office

The template is a predefined styled document that can be customized further. Templates help to create some professional and formal documents. While creating documents sometimes we need copies of specific parts of documents such as a few pre-defined styles, images, tag lines, etc.

A template can be created with some predefined text and other parts. A template saves the effort and time to format documents as well as frequently used content.

Some popular examples of templates are invitation cards, resumes, certificates, reports etc. A template contains all the features that a normal document has. It can have text, graphics, and styles such as headings, text formats, page numbers, headers, and footers.

A template has the same kind of formatting, content segregation, and appearance. In Libre Office Writer, all documents are based on templates. If no template is specified then Libre Office Writer uses the default template as a blank document template.

To know the template associated with a document, click on File –> Properties option. It will open a properties dialog box. Here template is showing blank because I have used the default template.

Using a predefined template

To use a pre-defined template follow these steps:

Practical Activity – Create a document using a predefined template business letter

[1] Open Libre Office Writer.

[2] Click on File –> New –> Templates… or Press Ctrl + Shift + N

[3] A templates dialog box appears.

[4] Select “Modern business letter serif” template and click on Open button.

[5] Now the template will open and customize the required content as needed.

Creating a template

Libre Office Writer allows the creation of customized templates for further use. Templates can be created for future use in Libre Office Writer. Follow these steps to create a template in Libre Office Writer.

1. Create and format a document in Libre Office Writer as needed.
2. Click on File –> Templates –> Save As Template option.
3. The Save As dialog box appears.
4. Type the desired name for template in template name box.
5. Select the template category.
6. Mark the option Set as the default template if you want the current template as a custom default template.
7. Click on Save button.

Practical Activity – Create a template named certificate

[1] Prepare certificate format for template certificate.

[2] Click on File –> Templates –> Save as Template option.

[3] Template save as dialog box will appear. Type name “Certificate” and select category – “My Templates”. Then “Save” Button.

[4] The template is saved into selected category.

Using saved template

Follow the given steps to use saved template created by users.

[1] Click on File –> Templates –> Manage Templates.

[2] Templates dialog box will appear with saved templates created by users.

[3] Choose the desired template and click on OK.

Using online templates

Libre Office Writer also provides an option to use online template. Follow below given steps to use template online.

1. Click on File –> Templates –> Manage Templates option.
2. A Templates dialog box will appear.
3. Select the option Browse Online Templates in the lower left corner of the dialog box.
4. It will open an online template gallery.
5. Select and download a template.
6. Save the template into a directory.

If Browse Online Templates option is not present in templates dialog box, download Online templates from here.

Import downloaded template

To import a downloaded template into the built-in template gallery, follow these steps:

[1] Click on File –> Templates –> Manage Templates option.

[2] A Templates dialog box appears.

[3] Click on the Manage –> Import option.

A new category can be also created by clicking New Category button.

[4] Now Select Category dialog box will open, select the category in which the template needs to be imported. choose the folder where you saved the downloaded template.

[5] Choose the template and click on the open button.

Editing a template

To make changes in the created template Libre Office Writer provides an option to edit a template. There are two ways to edit template:

1. Edit Template From File –> Templates –> Edit Template
2. From Templates Dialog box

Follow these steps to edit a template.

Edit Template From File –> Templates –> Edit Template

[1] Click on File –> Templates –> Edit Template option

[2] Now Templates dialog box will appear. Select a template to edit.

[3] Make the necessary changes and save the file.

Edit templates from the templates dialog box

[1] Open the Templates dialog box by Clicking on File –> Templates –> Manage Templates option.

[2] Select a template to edit and Right click on it. and Choose the Edit Option.

[3] It will open the file, Make the changes, and save the file.

Setting up a custom default template

Libre Office Writer provides certain ways to set up a custom default template. These ways are:

1. While creating a template
2. Using Manage Template

Follow these steps to set up a custom default template:

[1] Open the Templates dialog box using File –> Templates –> Manage Templates.

[2] Select a template to set as default and right-click on it.

[3] Your template is set to default now.

[4] Now when a new file is opened, this template will be loaded by default.