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=Setting a default template=

If you create a document by choosing '''File > New > Text Document''' (or '''Spreadsheet''', '''Presentation''', or '''Drawing''') from the main menu, OOo creates the document from the Default template for that type of document. You can, however, set a custom template to be the default. You can reset the default later if you choose.

==Setting a custom template as the default==
You can set any template to be the default, as long as it is in one of the folders displayed in the Template Management window.

To save a template in one of these folders, do one of the following:

* Create and save the template as described in [[Documentation/OOoAuthors User Manual/Getting Started/Creating a template|Creating a template]].
* Import the template into the desired folder as described in [[Documentation/OOoAuthors User Manual/Getting Started/Organizing templates#Importing a template|Importing a template]].

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==Resetting the default to OOo's in-built Default template==

To re-enable OOo's Default template for a document type as the default:

# From the main menu, choose '''File > Templates > Organize. '''The Template Management dialog opens.
# In the box on the left, click any folder.
# Click the '''Commands''' button.
# From the drop-down menu, choose '''Reset Default Template'''.

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