CORPORATE TEMPLATES USER GUIDE in Microsoft Word
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CORPORATE TEMPLATES USER GUIDE In Microsoft Word May 2017 This version of the guide Brand 2017 Edition will be revised soon. This guide provides an overview of the Word templates that have been installed on your computers to produce documents compliant with our Brand Guidelines. It also gives instructions on how to best use the template system features, assuming that it has been rolled out in your region. Please contact your local marketing team for more details on this matter. Illustrations used in this guide were captured using international paper size standard (ISO 216) co-branded templates but the information also applies to templates made for North American paper sizes. Also note that template layouts presented here may be slightly different from region-specific templates that were adapted to accommodate regional requirements and best practices. This guide will be updated on a regular basis to stay in sync with new features that will progressively appear in your corporate templates. Useful tip: For easy browsing, the Table of Contents can be clicked to jump to a featured subject. Page footer arrows will take you back to the Table of Contents. Underlined words will also take you to specific places in the document. Likewise, you can click on buttons in the illustrated ribbon tabs to navigate to their full definition and usage. For any questions regarding the use of these templates, or to report any problem, please contact your local super user. 2 – TEMPLATE USER GUIDE Custom Features Summary 4 Project Sheet Templates 28 TABLE OF Home Custom Buttons 4 Page Layout 28 Template Custom Tab 4 Report Templates 32 CONTENTS User Profile 5 Documents 32 Creating a New Document 7 Main Report Template 33 Example of Combinations 8 Pre-Printed Windowed Covers 39 Using Styles 9 Report Cover Template 40 Style Settings 9 Reports 11" x 17" or A3 Format 41 Stylesheet 10 Service Proposal / Bid Templates 42 Picture Insertion 13 Documents 42 Project Datasheets 13 Main Proposal Template 43 Other Images 13 Proposal Cover Template 50 Image Size 13 Divider Template 51 Appendix Divider Template 52 Stationery Templates 14 Envelope Template 14 Description of Common Tools 53 Letter Template 15 Memo Template 17 Agenda and Meeting Notes Templates 18 Blank Document Template 19 Transmittal Form 20 Fax Transmittal Form 21 Curriculum Vitae Templates 23 Documents 23 Page Layout 23 3 – TEMPLATE USER GUIDE CUSTOM FEATURES Summary This addition offers several ways to improve usage efficiency and uniformity in our corporate templates. Customized ribbons will feature several tools depending on document type. Figure 1 - Home custom buttons HOME CUSTOM BUTTONS The Home tab of the ribbon now features two new buttons: New and User Profile. See Figure 1. Both buttons features are detailed in next chapters. TEMPLATE CUSTOM TAB When creating a new document using corporate templates, a new ribbon tab will be available. See Figure 2. Documents created with templates prior to New Brand may also offer the same features, if the program establishes that the previous version of the template is compatible with this new system. This User Guide will detail each template tab. Please refer to the Table of Contents to navigate to a specific Figure 2 - Template custom tab template. Reminder: We have integrated hyperlinks on the illustrations of the custom buttons so clicking on a button will take you directly to its definition and usage. 4 – TEMPLATE USER GUIDE USER Profile This feature stores user information as default settings and you can update your profile anytime by clicking on the new User Profile button on the Home tab. However, corporate templates will feature a template- specific dialog box to confirm or edit document information. Edited data will temporarily override your default profile, e.g., if you have to prepare a letter for someone else in a different office location. FIRST PAGE First page (tab) of this window is used for general information about you/ your work: First and Last Name: These fields must be populated to avoid getting this dialog box each time you open Word. Middle names and/or initials are placed in the First Name field. Designation: Used in regions where professional designations are required, such as professional title, degrees, etc. (ex.: P.Eng, MBA, PhD). Office Phone: Employee direct line or full number with extension. Mobile Phone: Employee business mobile phone. Position. Email Address: Employee business email address. Sector: (e.g. Transportation, Environment - optional). Business Unit: (e.g. Human Resources, Marketing - optional). 5 – TEMPLATE USER GUIDE SECOND PAGE Second page allows selection of default office address. Office Selection: They are sorted by regions, country, administrative divisions (state, province, etc.), and by office. Once selected, standardized address will be displayed. Legal Entity: Allows selection of any legal entities used in countries where local legislation requires details about official registration, often placed in letter footers or in service proposals. An office must be selected first to get a list of country legal entities. If no entity is listed, this information may not be required in your region. Address: Standard address, phone and fax numbers for the selected office. Email and web addresses are mainly used if they are different from our corporate generic addresses. Edit Button: Allows the user to enter information manually in case the office is not listed. Also enables edition of current information if there is an error or an omission. Project offices are not listed because of their temporary status. Users will have to enter information using the Edit Button. Dropdown lists can no longer be used after going in manual edit mode. Dialog must be closed and reopened to reactivate dropdown lists. If an error appears in default office information, please contact your local super-user to report the issue so it can be corrected. 6 – TEMPLATE USER GUIDE CREATING A New Document There are several ways to create new documents from templates. Office 2013 / 2016 — Click dropdown button New located on ribbon Home tab (recommended method). — Use Windows Explorer to navigate and locate template in C:/Corporate Templates/Workgroup Templates sub-folder and double-click it. — Under Office 2010, use New button on ribbon File tab, then select My templates. Depending on your configuration, you may have several tabs available in that window. Corporate templates are located under Personal Templates tab. See illustrations on the left – May very depending on your set of personal templates. — Under Office 2013/2016, use New button on ribbon File tab. Select Shared on the right pane, then optionally Workgroup Templates. See illustrations on the left. Note: Any template (.dot, .dotx, .dotm) placed in that folder will appear in the New dropdown list and in the New/Personal Templates or New/Workgroup Templates dialog box. 7 – TEMPLATE USER GUIDE Front cover Inside cover Table of contents EXAMPLE OF COMBINATIONS The new templates are designed so that different combined documents can be harmonized not only in their colors, but also compatible in styles for easy copy/paste operations. Dividers Main document Table Appendix dividers Curriculum vitae Back cover 8 – TEMPLATE USER GUIDE Template Tab USING Styles STYLE SETTINGS Styles are saved sets of formatting options that are used to keep documents consistent. Each heading and Home tab – Quick Style Gallery paragraph has a specific style. These styles should not be altered and new ones should not be added. RIBBON TEMPLATE TAB On the Template tab, all corporate templates feature buttons to apply most styles used for the specific type of document. Styles pane Dropdown arrow QUICK STYLE GALLERY The Quick Style Gallery on the Home tab has been Styles Pane button edited so only Styles used in the template are shown. On some monitors, you may need to click on the dropdown arrow to view them all. Since Office 2010, the Quick Style Gallery shows a real-time preview directly in the document when placing your cursor over a given style. STYLES PANE Click on the small Styles pane button below the toolbar. Note: This is not the same arrow as mentioned for the Quick Styles Gallery. This displays a window listing all styles available in the document. You can dock this pane to the left or right side of the Word window by dragging it to the edge of the window. Ticking Show Preview checkbox enables preview of all styles proposed for the template (recommended for quick use) as shown opposite. 9 – TEMPLATE USER GUIDE Keyboard shortcuts CTRL-SHIFT-N Normal STYLESHEET CTRL-ALT-T Body Text For quick formatting, use keyboard shortcuts to CTRL-ALT-1 to 6 Heading 1 to 6 apply most common styles (See list on the left). CTRL-ALT-L List Bullet CTRL-ALT-N List Number Pointing your mouse over the buttons on the Template tab also displays their respective keyboard shortcuts. CTRL-ALT-E Emphasis 2 Note: Formatting of the styles can be different from one template to another. 1 Normal (not shown), in most templates, it is used only as base style for all headings that appear in Montserrat font. 2 Body text is the style in use everywhere for narrative text and is the base style for list styles that appear in Gentium font. It has 6 pt or 12 pt spacing before and after each paragraph. It is always left aligned. Left alignment is part of corporate branding so free text should never be 3 justified. 4 3 Headings 1 to 6. Most templates use headings 1 to 6 for hierarchical organization of sections or chapters. Heading 1 may or may not start on a separate page. If you prefer to start each chapter on a new page, modify the style Heading 1 by ticking Page Break Before checkbox in the Paragraph window.