You don’t have to start every Word document from scratch!
Just use a document that has a layout that is already defined – this is known as a Template.
There are lots of templates available in an up-to-date word processor like Word, all you have to do is go into the program and click the option More Templates…
![Windows version of Word - home page](https://daveberesford.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Word-HOme-Windows-version-960x763.png)
This is the Windows version of Word 365, so the Templates are grouped by category…
![More Templates - Windows version](https://daveberesford.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Templates-Windows-version-of-Word-960x762.png)
The Mac version of Word 365 looks slightly different…
![Home page of Word - Mac version](https://daveberesford.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Home-page-of-Word-on-Mac-960x686.png)
Once you get to the Templates, they look like this…
![More templates - Mac version](https://daveberesford.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/More-Templates-Mac-version-960x686.png)
From there, you are just going to type your text over the top of what is there.
Here’s a quick video that shows you how to do this in the Windows version of Word (365). I’ve used a CV document template as an example…