To use a document template, simply start a new document with the command File | New. You can specify on which document template this is to be based.
Proceed as follows:
| 1. | Choose the ribbon command File | New  to open the dialog box. (Click directly on the icon itself.) |
| 2. | You can select the required document template in the dialog box. |
| In the Template list on the left, you will also see some folders with predefined document templates for writing letters and flyers. |
| 3. | After you have selected a template, confirm with OK. |
The system now creates a new document for which all character and paragraph styles saved in the document template become available. The settings defined in the dialog boxes Layout | group Page setup (via the group arrow 
) and File | Properties are also adopted from the template.
In addition: If the document template also contains text, this text is displayed accordingly in the new document and can be edited just like normal text.
Tip: TextMaker is supplied with various predefined document templates for business letters and personal letters. These templates include complete letterheads and are linked to the address database addressbook.sqlite. They make your daily paperwork a lot easier – see Importing individual addresses for more information!
FreeOffice: SoftMaker FreeOffice does not include all predefined document templates.