Thanks, Dian. I can see I have a lot to learn. Can you tell me what I need to do in order to look at the coding/formatting that is already in place on the template that was sent to me? When looking at the document, it's just a bunch of text with a wide left margin, but when I print it out, it has information in the footer and header areas that don't show up on the screen. I've tried clicking on the "Footer/Header" tab, but that doesn't show me this information. It's like some hidden "magic" code that I don't know how to access. I don't know how to make the document show that hidden formatting, and that is what I most urgently need. I do intend to learn all about templates in order to do them myself from start to finish, but for now, I need to be able to see how this one is put together. I hope that makes sense. And I truly do appreciate the information you sent. Thanks. Teresa Read this...it explains a lot about the basics of templates... Normal.dot Template-Explained http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=151 And for a little more info, check out this article... Sharing Macros http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=166 Granted...the second one is more about macros than templates, but because you need to understand how to use macros within templates, there's info about templates and how they work and hold info within...as well as an animated gif that shows how to put custom toolbars in custom templates. MORE than you'll need to know to start, but good overall info to give you a solid understanding of how they work. Dian D. Chapman Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP MOS Certified Instructor, Editor/TechTrax Ezine Tech Editor for Word & Office 2007 Bibles https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Dian.Chapman ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************