Put favourite templates on your Windows 95 desktop


Templates save lots of time by storing often-used document elements such as text, graphics, margins, and styles. But you can make templates even more efficient by putting shortcuts to them on your Windows 95 desktop. A simple double-click will start the program and load the template automatically.

Here's the easiest way to set this up:

1. First, locate the folder that contains your template files. Each application listed below offers a quick way to find that folder.

  • Word 7 and 8. Select ToolsûOptions, and click the File Locations tab in the Options dialogue box. Make a note of the folder for User Templates.
  • WordPerfect 7 and 8. Select ToolsûSettings, and double-click the Files icon in the Settings dialogue box. Click the Template tab. Make a note of the folder named in the Default template folder field of the Files Settings dialogue box.
  • Word Pro 96 and 97. Select FilesûUser SetupsûWord Pro Preferences, and then click the Locations tab in the Word Pro Preferences dialogue box. Make a note of the folder named in the SmartMaster field of the Word Pro Preferences dialogue box.

2. Right-click the Windows 95 Start button, and select Explore.

3. In Explorer, open the folder containing the template that you want to use.

4. Right-click and drag the template file to the desktop, and then select Create Shortcut(s) Here. Repeat as needed to create Shortcuts for all your favourite templates.

û George Campbell


Category:Word processing
Issue: September 1998

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