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To show you how to customize a template in the Backstage View, we are going to choose the Bring-In template and customize it.Īs you can see below, we've chosen the Aqua color scheme. You can also add your business information. You can use this column to customize your template before you ever open it in Publisher. You can select the color scheme, font scheme, and page size. To the right of the installed templates and the various sizes, you will see a column with customization options. You will then see the installed advertising templates available for you to use.īelow the installed templates, you will see sizes. You can select a blank publication size instead of a built-in template if you want. Let's click on the Advertisements templates. You will then see all the different categories of available templates. Each category contains templates from which you can choose. To see these templates, go to the Backstage View, then click New in the left column.Ĭlick the Built-In tab above the featured templates. That said, there are a lot more templates that you can use than just the featured templates. In fact, there are hundreds that are broken down and sorted into various categories. When you go to the Backstage View and look at templates, you will see the featured templates displayed. If you didn't like any of the cards in the "Thank You" and "Green" categories, could select a third category, or you could remove a category by hovering your mouse over it until you see the "X".Ĭlick the "X" to remove the category from your search. For example, you could click on "Thank You" and "Green".
You can click on more than one category to narrow results. To further narrow your search results, you can click on a category. We clicked on "Thank You". On the right side of the window, you can see the greeting cards broken down by category. To search for a template, enter the type of publication that you want to find. For example, let's say you want to find a greeting card.Įnter "greeting card" into the search box.īelow, you can see the templates that match our search: You can also use the search feature to find a template that you want. The search feature is located at the top of the templates in the Backstage View, directly above the blank publications. The template will then open in the Publisher window.
What if you already have Publisher open and want to start a new publication? It's easy. Click on the File tab in the Ribbon, then click New in the column on the left side of the window.Ĭlick on the template that you want to use. We are going to select Business Newsletter. We're going to take this entire article to learn how to find the template you want, then customize it for your use. By the end of this article, you will be able to create an entire publication using a template.
When you select a template, it's nearly-ready-to-use. All you have to do is customize it to make it your own. These templates already have design elements added to them, such as color scheme, backgrounds, graphics, images, and even areas for text. Templates are simply publications built in to Microsoft Publisher 2016 for you to use.