Create a new file
Do the following in one of these Microsoft Office system programs:
Word, Excel, or PowerPoint
- Click the
Microsoft Office Button
, and then click New. - Under
Templates, you see options you can use to create:- A blank document, workbook, or presentation.
- A document, workbook, or presentation from a template.
- A new document, workbook, or presentation from an existing file.
- If you are connected to the Internet, you also see templates that are available from Microsoft Office Online.
Access
- Click the
Microsoft Office Button, and then click New. - Under
Getting Started with Microsoft Office Access, you see options that you can use to create:- A blank database.
- A database from a template.
- If you are connected to the Internet, you also see templates that are available from Microsoft Office Online.
Download a template
The first time that you download a template, you see a dialog box explaining that this feature is available only to people with genuine Microsoft Office. After we verify that your software is legitimate and fully supported by Microsoft, the template is downloaded, and you never see more messages about genuine software again. Subsequent template downloads just happen immediately.
Note We check the validity of the software every time you download a template. However, you won't see the dialog box, unless we determine that the software isn't genuine.
If you do not have genuine Microsoft Office, another dialog box tells you which Microsoft Office programs that you have installed are not genuine. You also see the list of the nongenuine programs. You can either close the dialog box or click a link to get more information. The link to more information takes you to a Web page on the Microsoft Web site that provides you with additional details about your status and lists the steps to take to make your software legitimate and fully supported. If you do not have genuine Microsoft Office, you cannot download templates.
For more information, see the Genuine Microsoft Software Web site.