Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office come with many pre-made templates built into the software. If you’re looking for a specific style or layout for your document and can’t find it among the templates that come with Word, don’t worry. You don’t have to create your own. The Microsoft Online site is a great resource to help you find the right template.

Templates are preformatted document file types that create a copy of the template content when opened. These versatile files help you quickly create documents such as flyers, research papers, and resumes without manual formatting. Template files for Microsoft Word use the extensions .dot, .dotx, or .dotm.

When you open a template, Word opens a new document with all the formatting in place, ready for you to customize. You can then save the document with a unique file name.

You can find and download Microsoft Office online templates in Word. Here's how: