In versions Word 2000 and later you need to install the templates when you
install Word. Some are installed in the default installation, others are
not. Do a custom modification of your installation to get the others.

For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog,
and locations of templates folders see
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Faust" wrote in message
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Hey... Shauna and Charles. I appreciate the information, and I realise
that
I didn't really explain very well, but I was kind of wondering something
else. In the previous versions of Word (pre-2003... specifically 98, and
perhaps others... but 98 is one I am positive of), it came with a set of
pre-existing, very general templates... none of these templates you have
to
download that are things so non-general, it almost hurts. They're stuff
like, "a template if you recently were divorced by your wife, and fired
from
your job for going postal with a .357 Magnum revolver, whereas you became
so
angry, you shot a German Shepherd and now need to write an apology letter
to
the owner." I'm not talking about things ithat/i specific... just
VERY
general templates/wizards. Anywho, help is appreciated (that which you've
already offered, and whatever might be offered in the future).

"Shauna Kelly" wrote:

Hi Faust

The Elegant Faxes and Professional Letters are part of the Word program
itself. You can get templates from
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/te...s/default.aspx or you can make
your own by following the instructions at

Creating a Template - The Basics (Part I)
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...platePart1.htm

and

Creating a Template (Part II)
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...platePart2.htm

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Faust" wrote in message
...
I didn't install Word wizards and templates in the beginning. Now, I
don't
have a disc to do so, and I can't find any non-specialty templates
online.
I
just want the default ones... stuff like "Professional Letter" and just
mere
stuff that you would send to friends, etc... I really don't know how to
explain it very well, but I hope this was good enough. I appreciate
any
assistance you might offer.