Designing and Creating Templates

[BobH]

Having been unable to find a downloadable template that suits my needs, I thought I'd try to design one but soon ran into questions. Searching for answers is extremely time consuming. If I can't overcome that problem, I will have to abandon my project as I don't have time to spend on it now.

The attachments show what I want to have as the final result; the first showing placeholders and the second an example. I have forgotten how to insert variables in a template. I don't recall ever having set them up so that
I could enter the beginning and ending dates and have the variables provided by Word.

Is this a wild goose chase?

If not, could someone please point me to an article or how-to that will get me started?

DAY of WEEK.docx

[Charles Kenyon]

First, it is vital that you know what a Word template is. It is a special kind of Word file.
https://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm
I think you have a more generic meaning in mind.

It looks like you are trying to prepare a daybook/calendar.

Here are some pages that may help you.

• Paul Edstein's Date Calculation Tutorial - http://www.msofficeforums.com/word/3871 ... orial.html Download it. If you are going to use it, first read the introductory material.

• Greg Maxey's Calendar Maker Add-In - https://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/ca ... addin.html

• Paul Edstein's Field Maths Tutorial - http://www.msofficeforums.com/word/3872 ... orial.html

• Greg Maxey's page on repeating data in Word - http://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/repeating_data.html

• My page on Making Forms with Word - https://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/forms.htm

• Greg Maxey's Creating a Form Using Word Content Controls - http://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/con ... _form.html

[Charles Kenyon]

See also:

• Diary Template - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mso ... c7e2312f78

• Personal Journal - https://templates.office.com/en-us/Pers ... TM00002104

• How to Set Up a Daily Journal - https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how- ... e-programs

• Daily Appointment Calendar - https://templates.office.com/en-us/dail ... tm00000044

[BobH]

Thank you, Charles.

[Charles Kenyon]

You are welcome.

P.S. The bulk of the templates you can download from Microsoft for Word are, IMHO, garbage. They are prepared by design professionals who are very good at making something look good but generally have little knowledge of Word features.