1. 1 ISMT E-120 The Influence of Software and Hardware Technologies on Business Productivity Standardizing and Automating Work

2. 2 Custom Templates – so much more than its simple name implies

3. 3 Custom Templates What is a Template? Word Excel PowerPoint

4. What is a Template? Reusable, Standardized Document Collection of styles & text ‘New’ = an identical copy of the template Where do templates live? 4

5. 5 Word Templates Styles Text Images Bookmarks & Hyperlinks Quick Parts & Build Blocks Organizer Macros (covered in Integrating Apps)

6. 6 Bookmarks & Hyperlinks Named locations you can ‘Go To’ Anchors in various locations in a document to jump to Links to other documents

7. 7 Quick Parts AutoText o Named Chunks of Text o Help streamline data entry o Can be attached to templates o Example

8. Quick Parts Document Properties Fields Building Block Organizer 8

9. 9 Excel Templates Worksheets Charts Formulas & Functions Absolute v. Relative References

10. 10 Worksheets & Charts Use Defined Names o Ranges (2 or more cells) o Values o Formulas

11. 11 Worksheets & Charts Formatting – for appearance & readability Chart Links to Worksheet

12. Excel Template Example Budget Variance Template with Chart –Use defined names –Add formatting –Include worksheet and chart 12

13. 13 PowerPoint Templates Masters Designs & Themes Layout Fonts Transitions & Animations Presentation file types

14. 14 Coming Up Access and Relational Databases