Templates blog
News of the latest free template downloads available from Microsoft Office Online.
Become a templates partner
Our partners provide a great variety of templates for Office customers! Some of our partners...
Author: templateers Date: 12/05/2008
New! 2 new Advent calendars for your Christmas countdown
We're excited to offer 2 Advent calendar templates this season, complete with a surprise for each...
Author: templateers Date: 11/26/2008
Use this beautiful Thanksgiving design set
We have a lot for which to be thankful right now! Thanksgiving is only three weeks away, and this...
Author: templateers Date: 11/06/2008
Learn more about ModelSheet Software
Welcome to our new templates partner, ModelSheet Software! ModelSheet Software develops web-based...
Author: templateers Date: 10/24/2008
Elections 2008!
Show your political spirit by customizing some Elections 2008 templates. You can: E-mail friends and...
Author: templateers Date: 10/10/2008
One last Summer barbeque!
The first day of Fall is just around the corner, so why not have one last official Summer barbeque?...
Author: templateers Date: 09/19/2008
New! More academic calendar templates on Office Online
More of our most popular designs are here, ready for the school year, and in Office 2003 or Office...
Author: templateers Date: 09/05/2008
Quick reference guide for project managers
We have a quick reference guide designed to assist project managers with using Microsoft Office...
Author: templateers Date: 09/05/2008
Save paper, save energy - here's help for your documents
Do you ever cringe at how much excess or mostly blank paper spins off your printer? Have you ever...
Author: templateers Date: 08/29/2008
What are SmartArt graphics?
The short answer: SmartArt graphics are visual representations of your information and ideas. Let's...
Author: templateers Date: 08/22/2008
Want calendars in Office 2003? You got it!
A number of you have asked for 2008-2009 academic year and 2009 calendars created in Office 2003....
Author: templateers Date: 08/15/2008
Finance and Accounting template collections
We consistently see requests for finance and accounting templates, so put together a collections...
Author: templateers Date: 08/06/2008
How do you submit a tip for your favorite template?
Sheila, from Office Online, described a new feature called Community Tips. Here's a video demo about...
Author: templateers Date: 07/22/2008
Get ready for the school year! (Already?)
With such a lovely summer that's just begun, who can think about school? Our traffic and trends...
Author: templateers Date: 07/11/2008
It's family reunion time
Summer time is all about vacations, warm weather, BBQs with friends, and family reunions! We had a...
Author: templateers Date: 07/02/2008
Issue with "Any year calendar creator" and introducing a new flavor
Each month we, the template folks, comb your comments in the hopes of finding issues that we can...
Author: templateers Date: 06/25/2008
Add a tip for your favorite template
We just added a new feature to our web site called "Community Tips." This feature is for you - so...
Author: templateers Date: 06/23/2008
2008-2009 academic calendars are here!
You've liked these designs for Word in the past, so we've updated them for the 2008-2008 academic...
Author: templateers Date: 06/20/2008
Simple techniques for Publisher
Check out this great article, Pump up your PTA publicity, by Jessica Reading. She describes two...
Author: templateers Date: 06/18/2008
Baby photo albums
Our coworker, Rhea, is due any day now, and we're so excited to see her new little addition! We've...
Author: templateers Date: 06/12/2008
Vacation? Staycation? Use our travel templates!
For many of us, summer means travel. Hooray! We've put together a collection of templates for...
Author: templateers Date: 06/05/2008
Deployment templates are here!
If you want to install Office 2007, Office SharePoint Server 2007, or Office Project Server 2007, we...
Author: templateers Date: 05/28/2008
New graduation templates
It’s that time of year to celebrate your favorite graduate! But, why spend so much money on generic...
Author: templateers Date: 05/23/2008
2 new postcard calendars from Avery
You've liked these designs in previous years, so Avery has provided us with postcard versions for...
Author: templateers Date: 05/19/2008
We want to hear from you!
We love to hear from you! Not a day, or a meeting, goes by without reviewing and discussing your...
Author: templateers Date: 05/15/2008
Download free new themes!
As you might remember from a previous blog post about themes, you can apply a theme to any Word...
Author: templateers Date: 05/14/2008
A calendar that's always current for Excel 2007
The most popular templates on Office Online are calendars. Everyone loves them! So much so that...
Author: templateers Date: 05/07/2008
Get up to speed with Office 2007
The Office Online Training Team has put together these wonderful Office 2007 training presentations...
Author: templateers Date: 05/07/2008
13 new gift/money envelope templates!
How often have you used a gift certificate, a check, or cash as a gift? Make a delightful...
Author: templateers Date: 05/02/2008
Answers to your template questions
The Templates Discussion Group is a great place to ask questions about templates, share information,...
Author: templateers Date: 05/02/2008
CNet blogger gives Kudos to Office Online Templates site
Just read this very nice blog post by CNet blogger Dennis O'Reilly talking about how he recently...
Author: templateers Date: 05/01/2008
New! Download an Out of office e-mail message
Heading out of town on vacation or just out of the office for awhile? You can set up an automatic...
Author: templateers Date: 04/22/2008
Hooray for Earth Day - April 22!
Like many, I am truly committed to reducing my carbon footprint in any way I can. I recycle, carpool...
Author: templateers Date: 04/21/2008
Where did my Publisher template go?
Say you're working in Publisher 2007 and just created a beautiful template. You saved it . . . or so...
Author: templateers Date: 04/14/2008
Gardening templates from Microsoft Home Magazine
It's time to get into the garden, so here are some more templates from Microsoft Home Magazine to...
Author: templateers Date: 04/08/2008
Spring and summer party templates
How often do you get to tip-toe through the tulips? Now you can wish that feeling on your guests...
Author: templateers Date: 04/08/2008
Earth Day 2008 - templates you can use
Earth Day is coming up quick. Tuesday, April 22, 2008 to be exact. According to MSN Encarta, where...
Author: templateers Date: 04/08/2008
How to create, view, and share Word 2007 templates
Many of you ask how to create templates, plus how to apply them to another document or share them...
Author: templateers Date: 04/08/2008
New Spring templates!
What better way to celebrate Spring than throwing a party? (Any excuse for a party!) We have a set...
Author: templateers Date: 03/28/2008
Create OneNote calendars using Outlook
The Office Online Templates site offers popular monthly, daily, and year-at-a-glance calendars for...
Author: templateers Date: 03/27/2008
New! Office 2007 training notebook - learn at your own pace
Are you using Microsoft Office 2007 at home or at work, or maybe Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 at...
Author: templateers Date: 03/20/2008
Two new receipt templates with auto-numbering
The Office Online Templates site has a number of free receipt templates (check out the full list...
Author: templateers Date: 03/20/2008
Step-by-step instructions: How to create a PowerPoint 2007 template
Open a blank presentation, and then on the View tab, in the Presentation Views group, click Slide...
Author: templateers Date: 03/20/2008
APA paper format - new template available
If you're studying at a college, university, continuing education institute, or even a high school,...
Author: templateers Date: 03/20/2008
New templates for book and story manuscripts
Creative writing and non-fiction writing are both very challenging tasks. It helps not to have to...
Author: templateers Date: 03/20/2008
2008 NCAA tournament brackets - you talked, we listened (update II)
UPDATE II: The teams have been added to the women's brackets ans should be live no later than 4PST...
Author: templateers Date: 03/13/2008
Build your own board game, create playing cards!
We recently published an energy calculator template from one of our content partners in Canada,...
Author: templateers Date: 03/13/2008
What? PowerPoint without bullets?
How many times have you sat through a presentation in which the presenter showed a PowerPoint slide...
Author: templateers Date: 03/12/2008
Survive the [your event here!] with OneNote
I know we're well past the holiday season, and unless you're one of those super-incredibly organized...
Author: templateers Date: 03/10/2008