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Create a Template in Excel 2007

Friday December 5, 2008
One Excel feature that can save you some time is creating a template. If you find yourself entering the same data and formulas and applying the same formatting options to all of your spreadsheets a template might be a good way to cut down on your work.

A template is a file that contains all the formulas, formatting, and data, such as labels, titles, and values that are common to all of your spreadsheets. When this file is saved as a template, Excel protects it and will not allow you to save over it. This way, every time you open a template it contains only the formatting options and data contained in the original file.

To find out how using template files can simplify your work, read this short article on how to Create a Template in Excel 2007.

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