Le Moyne College CSC-151 Microsoft Word 2003 Reference

File, New... menu command

New Document pane

• Clicking 'Blank document' will display a blank document window. You may start entering your text into this document window.
• The 'XML document' and 'Web page' options allow you to create a document suitable for dispaly in a web browser. This is not discussed in this class.
• Clicking 'From existing document...' will display the 'New from Existing Document' dialog box, allowing you to select an existing Word document. The selected Word document is copied and displayed in a document window, allowing you to modify the copy without affecting the original document.
• Clicking 'Templates on Office Online' displays template categories as found on a Microsoft Office Online web site. When a web browser is not already started, this will start a web browser to display the web site.
• Clicking 'On my computer...' displays the Templates dialog box, which allows you to select a Word template installed on the computer you are currently using.


Click on the various tabs to see the different kinds of templates provided. Click on a specific template to display a preview of the template.

• Clicking 'On my web sites...' should not be used, as it requires a Microsoft Passport account.