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Figure 1-2:
Searching for Invoice templates using the Invoice
link in Suggested Searches on the Start screen.
If the type of template you’re looking for doesn’t fit any of the categories listed in the Suggested Searches area of the Excel screen, you conduct your own template search. Simply select the Search for Online Templates text box, type in keywords describing the type of template (such as project plan- ning), and then select the Start Searching button (the one with the magnify- ing glass icon).
Keep in mind that instead of using ready-made templates, you can create your own templates from your favorite Excel workbooks. After you save a copy of a workbook as a template file, Excel automatically generates a copy of the workbook whenever you open the template file. This way, you can safely customize the contents of the new workbook without any danger of inadvertently modifying the original template.
Downloading the template to use
When you locate a template whose design can be adapted to your spread- sheet needs, you can download it. Simply click its thumbnail in the Excel
or New screen. Excel then opens a dialog box similar to the one shown in Figure 1-3, containing a more extensive description of the template, its rating (in stars), and its file size. To download the template and create a new Excel workbook from it, you simply select the Create button.
Book II Chapter 1
Building Worksheets